Nanaimo Sea Conditions and Tide Table

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 Summary

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Low air temperatures (max 9°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Low air temperatures (max 5°C on Sun morning, min 2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow on Fri morning. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min 0°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Mon morning, min 3°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
Wave Height Map
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
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
mod rain
rain shwrs
light rain
cloudy
rain shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
 km/h
20
SE
35
ESE
15
W
5
SSE
5
WNW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
10
SE
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
5
SSW
20
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
SE
5
S
20
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
15
SSE
 mm 
7
6
1
3
2
16
12
1
3
4
10
4
2
1
1
5
9
9
22
max°C
6
9
5
6
5
4
6
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
2
0
2
2
2
3
4
5
5
5
6
6
7
7
7
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
Sunrise
8:06
8:06
8:07
8:07
8:07
8:07
8:08
8:08
8:08
8:10
8:10
8:10
Sunset
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)
Issued (local time): 3 am Thursday 18 Dec 2025
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