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Rosie's Bay, Canada

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Tofino, the nearest town, 4 km away. Photo: Olivier Lévy, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Rosie's Bay

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces SW (238°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (58°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 750 m out (1 in 75). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 9°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 14°C in July, its warmest (4/3 wetsuit and boots). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually March, August, September and October, with about 2 good days in 7; in January, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Tofino, 3.9 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 4 surf spots and 2 dive sites.

Water about 12°C: 4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 11 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR), direct.

    See flights ORD → YVR · Skyscanner from about £220 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 3 h 45 from the airport to Rosie's Bay.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in TofinoAd

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct08 ft9 ssoft767kJ10°C
Mon 19Oct534 ft9 smushy231kJ11°C
Tue 20Oct544 ft7 smushy115kJ11°C
Wed 21Oct454 ft7 smushy117kJ12°C
Thu 22Oct06 ft10 smushy616kJ12°C
Fri 23Oct165 ft8 smushy306kJ11°C
Sat 24Oct505 ft8 smushy216kJ11°C
Sun 25Oct513 ft7 smushy100kJ11°C
Mon 26Oct292 ft6 smushy40kJ10°C
Tue 27Oct122 ft6 smushy25kJ10°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to YVR, then 3h 45 by road. About 11h 30 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Chesterman Beach

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Cox Bay

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, wind 1 kn (2 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 13 of 80.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 26 of 80.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Chesterman Beach

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to YVR, then 3h 45 by road. About 11h 30 door to door

The plan picks the best of 5 spots near Tofino each day: Chesterman Beach, Chestermans beach - north, Cox Bay, Rosie's Bay, Tofino.

The trip from Tofino, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £710–£1,305 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to YVR, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bag£220–£450
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£70–£115
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£165–£280
Food7 days eating out£155–£290
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£65–£105
Total£710–£1,305

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Tofino

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

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