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 08:04 AM and sunset is at 04:17 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Low air temperatures (max 8°C on Wed morning, min 2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat night. Low air temperatures (max 7°C on Sun morning, min 2°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min 0°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the ESE by Sat night).

Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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night
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night
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night
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PM
night
Wave Height Map
High Tide
2:28PM3.96m
6:18AM4.42m
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
Low Tide
10:24AM3.62m
10:13PM0.83m
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
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
cloudy
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloudy
mod rain
light rain
cloudy
light rain
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod rain
mod rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
 km/h
10
W
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
E
15
W
5
S
15
WNW
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
WNW
5
WNW
10
E
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
W
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
10
SSE
15
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
15
S
15
W
 mm 
3
4
11
1
2
6
3
9
1
2
10
7
2
1
max°C
8
8
6
6
6
4
6
5
4
6
6
6
7
6
4
6
5
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
-1
1
2
4
5
4
4
Moonrise
6:20
7:27
8:27
9:17
9:55
10:25
10:47
11:05
11:21
11:35
11:49
12:05
Moonset
2:12
2:47
3:34
4:32
5:40
6:53
8:08
9:23
10:38
11:54
1:13
Sunrise
8:04
8:06
8:06
8:07
8:07
8:07
8:07
8:08
8:08
8:08
8:10
8:10
Sunset
4:17
4:17
4:19
4:19
4:20
4:20
4:21
4:21
4:22
4:22
4:22
4:23
Today's sea temperature in Nanaimo is
9.6° C
(Statistics for 17 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 8.4 max: 9.4 min: 6.8°C)
Issued (local time): 9 am Wednesday 17 Dec 2025
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