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Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Sunday 26			Monday 27			Tuesday 28			Wed		Thu				Friday 01			Saturday 02			Sun
	AM	PM	Night	PM	PM	Night	PM	PM	Night	AM	PM	AM	PM	PM	Night	PM	PM	Night	PM	PM	Night	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada	Jordan River Vancouver Island	Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) Vancouver Island	Cox Bay Vancouver Island	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Cox Bay Vancouver Island	Port Renfrew Vancouver Island	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Tow Hill Beach Vancouver Island	South Chesterman Beach Vancouver Island	Tow Hill Beach Vancouver Island	Cox Bay Vancouver Island	The Wall New Hampshire	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Port Renfrew Vancouver Island	China Beach Vancouver Island	The Wall New Hampshire	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	China Beach Vancouver Island	Backyards Nova Scotia	South Chesterman Beach Vancouver Island	China Beach Vancouver Island	The Wall New Hampshire
Rating	2	4	2	0	4	2	2	4	3	3	3	4	0	3	2	2	2	1	3	3	2	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.2 W	2.4 WNW	2.1 WNW	0.1 S	1.4 WNW	1.0 W	2.1 W	1.7 W	1.0 W	1.5 W	1.3 W	2.4 ESE	0.4 WNW	0.9 W	0.9 W	1.9 ESE	3.0 NW	0.7 W	1.8 SE	0.8 W	0.9 W	1.3 ESE
Period(s)	13	10	9	8	8	8	8	15	16	13	13	9	4	13	13	9	9	12	9	18	16	9
Energy	528	1815	750	1	330	221	598	1225	812	760	660	965	4	329	528	586	1276	243	1212	537	540	283
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	glass	on	on	cross- off	off	on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	9:14AM 1.81		5:58AM 1.48	11:15AM 2.28		11:03PM 3.26	11:32AM 2.91		11:13PM 2.30	12:24PM 3.00		n/a n/a	1:15PM 2.96		12:44AM 3.40	1:48PM 3.01		1:06AM 3.36		2:55PM 2.01	1:43AM 3.38
Low Tide / height (m)		2:49PM 0.09		6:11AM 1.87	4:43PM 0.95		5:28AM 0.98	4:57PM 0.39		6:12AM 0.71	6:06PM 1.17	n/a n/a	7:06AM 0.89	6:43PM 1.28		7:25AM 0.47	7:17PM 1.39		7:59AM 0.43	7:24PM 1.48		8:29AM 0.38
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	heavy rain	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	13	10	14	10	11	4	10	10	9	11	9	4	13	10	9	12	11	8	11	13	9
Low °C	12	12	9	13	10	9	3	10	9	9	11	9	4	12	9	7	12	10	7	11	11	9
Chill °C (?)	14	12	10	12	10	11	-2	7	10	7	10	6	-1	12	8	6	9	10	4	10	12	7
Sunrise	6:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:15	-	5:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	8:37	-	8:43	8:32	-	8:45	9:13	-	-	8:36	-	8:46	8:30	-	7:43	8:14	-	8:19	8:39	-	7:45
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 W	1.8 W	2.1 WNW	0.1 S	1.4 WNW	1.0 W	0.3 S	1.7 W	1.5 WNW	1.5 W	1.3 W	-	-	0.9 W	1.4 W	1.9 ESE	0.2 WSW	1.0 W	1.8 SE	0.9 W	0.9 W	1.3 ESE
Period (s)	13	11	9	8	8	8	6	15	8	13	13	-	-	13	8	9	13	7	9	6	16	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	-	0.3 SSW	0.5 W	0.2 S	-	1.0 W	-	0.3 SW	-	-	0.7 W	0.9 W	-	0.2 WSW	0.7 W	1.4 E	0.8 W	0.8 W	-
Period (s)	13	13	13	-	12	12	8	-	16	-	16	-	-	7	13	-	13	12	9	18	10	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	2.4 WNW	-	1.7 SE	-	-	2.1 W	-	-	-	0.5 W	2.4 ESE	0.4 WNW	-	-	0.3 WSW	3.0 NW	-	1.5 SSW	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	10	-	6	-	-	8	-	-	-	5	9	4	-	-	2	9	-	8	-	-	-

	Sunday 26						Monday 27								Tuesday 28
	8AM	11AM	6PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	8PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada	Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Oregon North	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Broad Cove Nova Scotia	Jordan River Vancouver Island	Rosie's Bay Vancouver Island	Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) Vancouver Island	Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) Vancouver Island	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Cox Bay Vancouver Island	Cox Bay Vancouver Island	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Port Renfrew Vancouver Island	Cox Bay Vancouver Island	Cox Bay Vancouver Island	Cox Bay Vancouver Island	South Chesterman Beach Vancouver Island	Port Renfrew Vancouver Island	South Chesterman Beach Vancouver Island	China Beach Vancouver Island	Cox Bay Vancouver Island	Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) Vancouver Island
Rating	4	2	1	2	3	4	4	3	3	2	2	0	2	4	4	4	2	2	2	1	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.3 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.6 E	1.1 W	1.8 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.3 WNW	1.7 NW	1.7 NW	1.6 WNW	1.5 W	0.1 SW	0.9 W	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.2 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.0 W	1.1 WNW	0.6 W	2.0 WNW	1.0 W
Period(s)	14	14	10	13	10	8	8	12	12	9	9	8	9	8	8	8	7	8	7	11	8	16
Energy	1101	451	75	415	722	1477	1106	828	816	447	394	3	205	1088	1050	1065	354	226	301	237	1128	1003
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off
Tide State	-	high	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		8:19AM 1.65	5:43PM 1.52			10:27PM 3.14				10:38AM 2.88		n/a n/a			11:06PM 3.19				11:35AM 2.95
Low Tide / height (m)				4:26PM 1.31				4:14AM 0.46				n/a n/a	5:09PM 1.33				5:29AM 0.90				5:27PM 1.05
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	clear	cloudy	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	9	11	13	15	10	10	9	10	10	10	10	14	11	9	9	9	10	10	9	12	10	10
Chill °C (?)	9	10	13	14	10	10	9	10	10	9	10	11	11	9	9	9	10	10	9	12	10	8
Sunrise	6:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:07	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	8:14	-	8:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:43	8:25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:34	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 NW	0.9 WNW	0.6 E	1.1 W	1.8 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.7 NW	1.7 NW	1.6 WNW	1.5 W	0.1 SW	0.9 W	1.8 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.0 W	1.1 WNW	0.8 W	1.8 WNW	1.2 WNW
Period (s)	10	14	10	13	10	7	9	12	12	9	9	8	9	8	8	8	7	8	7	8	8	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.3 WNW	0.9 NW	0.2 SSW	0.1 SW	0.3 SSW	1.1 W	0.6 W	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	-	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.6 W	0.7 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	1.0 W
Period (s)	14	8	8	13	13	9	13	14	15	13	13	-	11	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	18	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.3 SSW	-	-	2.5 WNW	2.3 WNW	-	-	-	-	2.5 SE	-	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW	2.2 WNW	-	-	-	-	2.0 WNW	1.9 NW
Period (s)	-	-	3	-	-	8	8	-	-	-	-	8	-	8	8	8	-	-	-	-	8	7

	Sunday 26																		Monday 27
	6AM	7AM	12PM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	8PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada	Pacific City/Cape Kiwanda Oregon North	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Broad Cove Nova Scotia	Jordan River Vancouver Island	Rosie's Bay Vancouver Island	Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) Vancouver Island	Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) Vancouver Island	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Bastendorff Beach Oregon South	Cox Bay Vancouver Island	Cox Bay Vancouver Island	Alona Bay Lake Superior	Port Renfrew Vancouver Island	Cox Bay Vancouver Island	Cox Bay Vancouver Island	Cox Bay Vancouver Island	South Chesterman Beach Vancouver Island	Port Renfrew Vancouver Island	South Chesterman Beach Vancouver Island	China Beach Vancouver Island	Cox Bay Vancouver Island	Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) Vancouver Island
Rating	4	2	1	2	3	4	4	3	3	2	2	0	2	4	4	4	2	2	2	1	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.3 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.7 E	1.2 W	1.6 W	1.5 W	1.5 W	1.2 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.6 W	1.6 W	-	1.1 W	1.7 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.8 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.2 W	2.1 WNW	1.2 W	2.1 WNW	2.1 WNW
Period(s)	14	15	10	14	13	13	13	14	14	12	12	-	13	10	10	10	10	11	10	11	9	8
Energy	1013	392	109	529	950	782	750	887	979	815	753	0	396	689	722	709	773	378	798	363	750	1049
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	on	glass	cross- on	on	on	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)					9:30AM 2.84							n/a n/a						10:39PM 3.08
Low Tide / height (m)			11:20AM 0.32								3:54PM 0.87	n/a n/a
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	8	10	11	12	11	14	14	12	12	11	10	10	12	10	10	10	10	9	9	8	9	9
Chill °C (?)	8	10	11	12	10	14	13	10	10	10	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	7	8	6	7	9
Sunrise	-	6:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:43	-	-	8:32	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 NW	0.9 NW	0.7 E	1.2 W	1.6 W	1.5 W	1.5 W	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	1.6 W	1.6 W	-	1.1 W	1.7 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.8 WNW	2.0 WNW	1.2 W	2.1 WNW	1.2 W	2.1 WNW	1.4 WNW
Period (s)	9	8	10	14	13	13	13	9	9	12	12	-	13	10	10	10	10	11	10	11	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.3 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.2 SSW	-	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	1.2 WNW	1.3 WNW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	-	0.1 SW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.1 SW	0.3 SSW	0.1 SW	0.3 SSW	0.6 W
Period (s)	14	15	8	-	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	-	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.1 WNW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8

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