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Cox Bay in Vancouver Island is an exposed beach and point break that has pretty consitent surf Works best in offshore winds from the northeast with some shelter here from south winds. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the west. The beach break provides left and right handers. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Sometimes crowded. Hazards include .

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Overall Cox Bay Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Cox Bay:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Tofino	4 mi
Second closest break	Long Beach	11 mi
Third closest break	Florencia Bay	12 mi
Fourth closest break	Nootka Island	46 mi
Fifth closest break	The Dump	74 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Cox Bay:
Closest wave buoy	La Perouse Bank Buoy	19 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Neah Bay Buoy	67 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Sentry Shoal Buoy	69 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Halibut Bank Buoy	99 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	South Brooks Buoy	102 mi
Tide stations nearest to Cox Bay:
Closest tide station	Tofino, British Columbia (2)	4 mi
Second closest tide station	Tofino, British Columbia	4 mi
Third closest tide station	Kennedy Cove, British Columbia	10 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Ucluelet, British Columbia	18 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Ucluelet, British Columbia (2)	18 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Cox Bay:
Closest ski area	Mount Washington (Canada)	51 mi
Second closest ski area	Mount Cain (Canada)	81 mi
Third closest ski area	Cypress Mountain (Canada)	121 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Grouse Mountain (Canada)	127 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Hurricane Ridge (United States)	132 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Cox Bay:
Closest city location	Tofino (Canada)	4 mi
Second closest city location	Ucluelet (Canada)	19 mi
Third closest city location	Gold River (Canada)	48 mi
Fourth closest city location	Port Alberni (Canada)	48 mi
Fifth closest city location	Cumberland (Canada)	52 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Cox Bay is Tofino Airport (YAZ) in Canada, 8 km (5 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Cox Bay is Comox Airport (YQQ), also in Canada, 99 km (61 miles) away.
• Third is Campbell River Airport (YBL) in Canada, 104 km (65 miles) away.
• Nanaimo Airport (YCD) in Canada is 146 km (91 miles) away.
• Victoria International Airport (YYJ), also in Canada is the fifth nearest airport to Cox Bay and is 186 km (116 miles) away.