Nanaimo Sea Conditions table showing wave height, swell direction and period.
High and low tide times are also provided on the table along with the moon phase and forecast weather. Sunrise today is at 08:06 AM and sunset is at 04:17 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Low air temperatures (max 8°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Low air temperatures (max 7°C on Sun morning, min 2°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon). | Days 7–9 Weather SummaryA dusting of snow on Thu morning. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 10–12 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 162mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon night, min 4°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 2:57PM3.89m | 6:51AM4.50m | 3:29PM3.84m | 7:23AM4.54m | 4:04PM3.79m | 7:54AM4.56m | 4:41PM3.75m | 8:25AM4.58m | 5:22PM3.69m | 8:57AM4.60m | 6:08PM3.60m | 9:28AM4.62m | 7:05PM3.47m | 9:59AM4.63m | 8:19PM3.31m | 10:29AM4.62m | 9:54PM3.18m | 10:58AM4.60m | 11:40PM3.19m | 11:27AM4.57m | 1:31AM3.41m | 11:58AM4.54m | 3:12AM3.79m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:17AM3.64m | 10:46PM0.69m | 12:00PM3.62m | 11:20PM0.62m | 12:38PM3.57m | 11:55PM0.59m | 1:16PM3.51m | 00:30AM0.61m | 1:56PM3.43m | 1:06AM0.69m | 2:40PM3.33m | 1:43AM0.86m | 3:28PM3.17m | 2:21AM1.12m | 4:19PM2.93m | 3:01AM1.49m | 5:10PM2.59m | 3:45AM1.95m | 6:01PM2.17m | 4:36AM2.48m | 6:50PM1.68m | 5:40AM3.01m | 7:38PM1.17m | |||||||||||||
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mod rain | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | light rain | light rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | some clouds | light rain | mod rain | heavy rain | rain shwrs | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | light snow | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | rain shwrs | mod rain | heavy rain | heavy rain | heavy rain | heavy rain | light rain | light rain | heavy rain | rain shwrs | |
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10 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 13 | 3 | — | 3 | 10 | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 40 | |
max°C | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
Moonrise | 7:27 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | 10:25 | — | — | 10:47 | — | — | 11:05 | — | — | 11:21 | — | — | 11:35 | — | — | 11:49 | — | — | 12:05 | — | — | 12:24 | — | — |
Moonset | 2:47 | — | — | — | 3:34 | — | — | 4:32 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | 10:38 | — | — | 11:54 | — | — | — | 1:13 | — | — | 2:35 | — | — |
 | 8:06 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — |
 | — | 4:17 | — | — | 4:19 | — | — | 4:19 | — | — | 4:20 | — | — | 4:20 | — | — | 4:21 | — | — | 4:21 | — | — | 4:22 | — | — | 4:22 | — | — | 4:22 | — | — | 4:23 | — | — | 4:24 | — |
Today's sea temperature in Nanaimo is 9.5° C (Statistics for 18 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 8.4 max: 9.4 min: 6.8°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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