Mailbox Beach

Nanaimo, Canada

Right now

Conditions at 2:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time.

Poor

Flat (0 m) at 1 s, heading toward NW, with light cross-offshore wind toward ENE.

Swell

0 m

NW

1 s

Wind

2 km/h

ENE

Cross-offshore

Tide

1.4 m

Rising

Weather

12 °C

Overcast

17 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Saturday, September 19, 2026

TimeRatingSwellSwell directionWindWind directionTideWeather

12 AM

Poor

0 m · 2 s

WNW

4 km/h · 4 km/h gusts

SE

Offshore

1.4 m

Overcast · 12 °C

1 AM

Poor

0 m · 1 s

NW

4 km/h · 6 km/h gusts

SE

Offshore

1.3 m

Overcast · 12 °C

2 AM

Poor

0 m · 1 s

NW

2 km/h · 2 km/h gusts

ENE

Offshore

1.4 m

Overcast · 12 °C

3 AM

Poor

0 m · 1 s

NW

3 km/h · 3 km/h gusts

ENE

Offshore

1.6 m

Overcast · 12 °C

4 AM

Poor

0 m · 2 s

NW

3 km/h · 3 km/h gusts

ESE

Offshore

1.9 m

Overcast · 12 °C

5 AM

Poor

0 m · 2 s

WNW

3 km/h · 3 km/h gusts

ESE

Offshore

2.1 m

Overcast · 12 °C

6 AM

Poor

0 m · 2 s

WNW

2 km/h · 2 km/h gusts

E

Offshore

2.4 m

Overcast · 11 °C

7 AM

Poor

0 m · 2 s

WNW

4 km/h · 4 km/h gusts

E

Offshore

2.5 m

Overcast · 11 °C

8 AM

Poor

0 m · 2 s

WNW

5 km/h · 5 km/h gusts

E

Offshore

2.6 m

Overcast · 12 °C

9 AM

Poor

0 m · 1 s

WNW

2 km/h · 5 km/h gusts

NNW

Onshore

2.5 m

Overcast · 15 °C

10 AM

Poor

0 m · 1 s

WNW

5 km/h · 5 km/h gusts

WNW

Onshore

2.5 m

Overcast · 17 °C

11 AM

Poor

0 m · 1 s

WNW

7 km/h · 8 km/h gusts

W

Onshore

2.4 m

Overcast · 18 °C

12 PM

Poor

0 m · 1 s

NW

8 km/h · 10 km/h gusts

WSW

Onshore

2.3 m

Overcast · 19 °C

1 PM

Poor

0 m · 1 s

NNW

8 km/h · 10 km/h gusts

W

Onshore

2.3 m

Overcast · 20 °C

2 PM

Poor

0 m · 1 s

NNW

9 km/h · 12 km/h gusts

WNW

Onshore

2.4 m

Overcast · 21 °C

3 PM

Poor

0 m · 1 s

NNW

9 km/h · 12 km/h gusts

WNW

Onshore

2.6 m

Overcast · 22 °C

4 PM

Poor

0 m · 1 s

NW

8 km/h · 10 km/h gusts

WNW

Onshore

2.8 m

Clear · 22 °C

5 PM

Poor

0 m · 1 s

WNW

8 km/h · 12 km/h gusts

NW

Onshore

2.9 m

Clear · 22 °C

6 PM

Poor

0 m · 1 s

WNW

8 km/h · 12 km/h gusts

NW

Onshore

3.1 m

Clear · 21 °C

7 PM

Poor

0 m · 1 s

WNW

5 km/h · 5 km/h gusts

SSW

Onshore

3.1 m

Clear · 18 °C

8 PM

Poor

0 m · 1 s

WNW

6 km/h · 5 km/h gusts

SSE

Cross-shore

3 m

Clear · 15 °C

9 PM

Poor

0 m · 1 s

WNW

2 km/h · 2 km/h gusts

SSW

Onshore

2.7 m

Clear · 14 °C

10 PM

Poor

0 m · 1 s

W

3 km/h · 3 km/h gusts

S

Cross-shore

2.4 m

Mostly clear · 13 °C

11 PM

Poor

0 m · 1 s

WSW

4 km/h · 4 km/h gusts

SSE

Offshore

2 m

Overcast · 13 °C

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