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Rosie's Bay Surf Forecast
/ Vancouver Island (15 breaks) / British Columbia (15 breaks) /
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Rosie's Bay surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Rosie's Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rosie's Bay sea temperature is
12.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Rosie's Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Rosie's Bay at 4PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rosie's Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 10 | WNW 7 | SW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | |
257 | 198 | 195 | 166 | 337 | 459 | 273 | 193 | 164 | 125 | 153 | 233 | 457 | 620 | 346 | 469 | 384 | 161 | 158 | 385 | 763 | 824 | 576 | 459 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 5:01PM2.97m | 4:18AM3.33m | 5:57PM2.92m | 5:22AM3.07m | 6:55PM2.91m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:22AM0.08m | 10:20PM1.53m | 11:17AM0.28m | 11:27PM1.54m | 12:14PM0.49m | 00:45AM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 |
 | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:08 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 15 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
 kJ | 181 | 120 | 97 | 151 | 114 | 395 | 273 | 193 | 164 | 125 | 99 | 109 | 184 | 184 | 150 | 302 | 225 | 157 | 142 | 143 | 535 | 617 | 576 | 459 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 13 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 257 | 198 | 195 | 94 | 91 | 86 | 164 | 190 | 122 | 96 | 125 | 131 | 107 | 76 | 184 | 106 | 102 | 161 | 158 | 14 | 241 | 246 | 246 | 246 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 12 | S 13 | S 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 133 | 130 | 132 | 72 | 162 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 121 | 145 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 76 | 76 | 107 | 141 | 143 | 53 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 154 | 166 | 337 | 459 | — | — | — | — | 153 | 233 | 457 | 620 | 346 | 469 | 384 | — | — | 385 | 763 | 824 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 120 | 145 | 227 | 187 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 120 | 162 | 1020 | 826 | 135 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 124 | 124 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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