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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 Tuesday 12 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
12.8° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rosie's Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Rosie's Bay at 6PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Rosie's Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | |
254 | 202 | 171 | 261 | 238 | 238 | 231 | 265 | 313 | 444 | 683 | 670 | 296 | 227 | 186 | 200 | 248 | 222 | 199 | 194 | 194 | 190 | 246 | 286 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:46AM2.63m | 10:14PM3.10m | 10:49AM2.75m | 10:52PM3.32m | 11:45AM2.88m | 11:31PM3.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:48PM1.07m | 4:42AM0.89m | 4:34PM1.11m | 5:30AM0.54m | 5:19PM1.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:59 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 7 |
 kJ | 254 | 202 | 158 | 161 | 238 | 238 | 231 | 265 | 313 | 444 | 142 | 142 | 296 | 227 | 186 | 200 | 248 | 222 | 199 | 194 | 194 | 190 | 246 | 214 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | W 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 15 |
| kJ | 171 | 171 | 171 | 261 | 171 | 169 | 146 | 139 | 135 | 140 | 188 | 188 | 142 | 142 | 104 | 84 | 84 | 49 | 46 | 69 | 142 | 70 | 70 | 286 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 15 | SSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | — | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | W 9 | SW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 42 | 139 | 136 | 138 | 3 | 3 | — | 15 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 83 | 78 | 79 | 70 | 26 | 80 | 120 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 37 | 683 | 670 | 47 | 28 | 47 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | 107 | 187 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 93 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 124 | 277 | 249 | 826 | 165 | 135 | 124 | 172 | 124 | 0 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 93 | 135 |
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