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 — and sunset is at —.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Air temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Tue night, min 2°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Icy conditions (max 3°C on Fri night, min 0°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Thu night, min 2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Sun afternoon).

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sun
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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night
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night
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night
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Wave Height Map
High Tide
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
12:33PM4.51m
4:25AM4.18m
1:13PM4.49m
5:20AM4.50m
1:57PM4.40m
6:06AM4.70m
2:53PM4.34m
6:48AM4.82m
3:51PM4.26m
7:27AM4.87m
4:50PM4.14m
Low Tide
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
8:26PM0.69m
8:22AM3.73m
9:12PM0.34m
9:40AM3.85m
10:01PM0.09m
10:47AM3.83m
10:49PM-0.02m
11:46AM3.71m
11:36PM0.01m
12:41PM3.54m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
light rain
 km/h
15
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
0
S
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
5
SSW
5
W
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SW
5
WSW
15
SE
25
ESE
 mm 
1
11
7
5
2
12
11
2
1
3
2
2
max°C
4
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
2
2
2
4
4
3
5
5
5
7
7
8
8
8
6
5
5
4
5
5
Moonrise
11:05
11:21
11:35
11:49
12:05
12:24
12:49
1:25
2:16
3:25
4:47
6:14
Moonset
9:23
10:38
11:54
1:13
2:35
4:02
5:31
6:55
8:06
8:58
9:34
Sunrise
8:08
8:08
8:08
8:10
8:10
8:10
8:10
8:10
8:10
8:10
8:10
8:10
Sunset
4:21
4:22
4:22
4:22
4:23
4:24
4:25
4:27
4:28
4:29
4:30
4:30
Today's sea temperature in Nanaimo is
8.6° C
(Statistics for 23 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 8.2 max: 9.2 min: 6.7°C)
Issued (local time): 9 pm Tuesday 23 Dec 2025
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