British-Columbia Surf Map – Wind and Wave forecasts

British-Columbia wave (swell) map for surfers, windsurfers and sailors showing open ocean wave size, wave period and wave energy. You can customize the wave and wind maps with overlays for wind arrows, pressure and general weather for surfing. There are also options to display live wind observations from ships, wave buoys and weather stations on the wave maps in the British-Columbia region.

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British-Columbia Wavefinder

Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Tue	Wednesday 10			Thursday 11			Friday 12			Saturday 13			Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tuesday 16
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in British-Columbia	Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) Vancouver Island	Tow Hill Beach Vancouver Island	Tow Hill Beach Vancouver Island	Long Beach (Tofino Airport) Vancouver Island	Tow Hill Beach Vancouver Island	Ambleside Park Vancouver Island	South Chesterman Beach Vancouver Island	China Beach Vancouver Island	Ambleside Park Vancouver Island	Cox Bay Vancouver Island	China Beach Vancouver Island	Jordan River Vancouver Island	South Chesterman Beach Vancouver Island	South Chesterman Beach Vancouver Island	Ambleside Park Vancouver Island	Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) Vancouver Island	Lepus Beach (Haida-Gwaii) Vancouver Island	Lepus Beach (Haida-Gwaii) Vancouver Island	Florencia Bay Vancouver Island	China Beach Vancouver Island	Ambleside Park Vancouver Island	Ambleside Park Vancouver Island
Rating	3	1	1	4	1	0	3	1	0	3	1	1	2	2	0	3	2	2	4	2	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	0.5 W	0.3 WSW	1.3 SSW	0.5 W	-	0.9 SSW	1.1 W	-	1.8 WNW	1.0 W	0.8 W	1.1 WNW	0.5 SSW	-	1.2 W	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	2.4 WNW	1.3 W	-	-
Period(s)	21	8	11	18	10	-	16	8	-	8	8	8	7	18	-	9	11	11	8	8	-	-
Energy	976	67	56	1238	54	0	748	206	0	593	175	122	328	298	0	639	583	622	1589	415	0	0
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross	glass	glass	cross	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)		9:55AM 3.88		9:01PM 3.15	11:09AM 4.05	4:40PM 3.87	10:05PM 3.42	12:07PM 1.77	5:43PM 4.25	10:53PM 3.59	1:12PM 1.85		11:43PM 3.73	1:23PM 2.99	7:29PM 4.72	12:26AM 3.92		2:46PM 4.17	1:22AM 3.98			9:03PM 4.84
Low Tide / height (m)	3:11AM 1.16		3:41PM 1.82	3:55AM 0.74				5:32AM 0.38			6:22AM 0.10			6:49AM -0.05			8:21AM 0.22			8:50AM -0.23		2:16AM 3.53
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	clear	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	1	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	12	13	11	10	17	12	16	18	16	20	22	20	19	27	21	13	13	15	22	23	23
Low °C	9	10	13	10	10	16	11	13	17	15	17	21	19	18	24	18	12	12	13	20	23	14
Chill °C (?)	10	11	11	10	10	17	10	16	18	16	20	22	20	19	27	21	12	13	15	22	23	23
Sunrise	-	5:15	-	-	5:15	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:18	-	-	5:18	-	-	5:13	-	-
Sunset	-	-	10:17	-	-	9:16	-	-	9:17	-	-	9:16	-	-	9:19	-	-	10:27	-	-	9:20	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 WSW	0.5 W	0.4 W	1.3 SSW	0.5 W	-	1.4 W	1.1 W	-	1.8 WNW	1.0 W	0.8 W	1.1 WNW	0.8 WNW	-	1.2 W	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.8 W	1.3 W	-	-
Period (s)	9	8	8	18	10	-	6	8	-	8	8	8	7	7	-	9	11	11	8	8	-	-
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	1.1 WSW	0.1 E	-	0.9 SSW	0.4 SW	-	0.6 SSW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	-	0.5 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SW	-	-
Period (s)	21	10	11	9	18	-	16	16	-	15	14	14	14	18	-	16	16	16	15	21	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.4 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.4 NW	-	-	2.4 WNW	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	-	8	-	-	-

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	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM
Best forecast wave conditions in British-Columbia	Ambleside Park Vancouver Island	Ambleside Park Vancouver Island	Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) Vancouver Island	Florencia Bay Vancouver Island	South Chesterman Beach Vancouver Island	Tow Hill Beach Vancouver Island	Tow Hill Beach Vancouver Island	Tow Hill Beach Vancouver Island	Ambleside Park Vancouver Island	Long Beach (Tofino Airport) Vancouver Island	Long Beach (Tofino Airport) Vancouver Island	Cox Bay Vancouver Island	Cox Bay Vancouver Island	Tow Hill Beach Vancouver Island	Tow Hill Beach Vancouver Island	Ambleside Park Vancouver Island	Ambleside Park Vancouver Island	Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) Vancouver Island	South Chesterman Beach Vancouver Island	Cox Bay Vancouver Island	South Chesterman Beach Vancouver Island	China Beach Vancouver Island
Rating	0	0	3	4	4	1	1	1	0	4	4	4	4	1	1	0	0	3	3	4	3	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	-	-	0.8 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.3 WSW	-	1.1 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.5 W	0.6 W	-	-	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 W
Period(s)	-	-	21	20	20	8	8	11	-	18	18	18	18	10	10	-	-	16	16	16	16	8
Energy	0	0	976	1349	1395	67	67	56	0	1133	1238	1154	1115	54	76	0	0	796	748	1050	977	206
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	on	glass	off	glass	off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass
Tide State	low	mid-flow	low-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)						9:55AM 3.88				9:01PM 3.15					11:09AM 4.05	4:40PM 3.87		9:54PM 3.52
Low Tide / height (m)	6:44PM 2.43			3:04AM 1.29				3:41PM 1.82	7:52PM 2.86			4:09AM 0.70									5:03AM 0.40
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	light rain	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	12	10	9	10	12	13	13	15	11	10	10	11	10	11	17	16	12	12	11	12	16
Chill °C (?)	13	11	10	8	10	11	11	12	15	11	10	10	11	10	11	17	16	11	12	11	12	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	5:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:18	-
Sunset	9:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:16	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	-	-	1.5 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.4 W	-	1.2 WSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 W	1.2 SSW	0.5 W	0.6 W	-	-	1.0 W	1.4 W	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.1 W
Period (s)	-	-	9	9	9	8	8	8	-	9	18	10	18	10	10	-	-	6	6	7	7	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	0.8 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	-	1.1 SSW	1.1 WSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 W	0.1 E	0.1 E	-	-	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	-	-	21	20	20	10	10	11	-	18	9	18	10	18	18	-	-	16	16	16	16	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.8 WNW	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	6	7	7	-

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	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM
Best forecast wave conditions in British-Columbia	Ambleside Park Vancouver Island	Ambleside Park Vancouver Island	Ambleside Park Vancouver Island	Ambleside Park Vancouver Island	Ambleside Park Vancouver Island	Ambleside Park Vancouver Island	Ambleside Park Vancouver Island	Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) Vancouver Island	Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) Vancouver Island	Florencia Bay Vancouver Island	Florencia Bay Vancouver Island	Florencia Bay Vancouver Island	Cox Bay Vancouver Island	South Chesterman Beach Vancouver Island	South Chesterman Beach Vancouver Island	South Chesterman Beach Vancouver Island	Tow Hill Beach Vancouver Island	Tow Hill Beach Vancouver Island	Tow Hill Beach Vancouver Island	Tow Hill Beach Vancouver Island	Tow Hill Beach Vancouver Island	Tow Hill Beach Vancouver Island
Rating	0	0	3	4	4	1	1	1	0	4	4	4	4	1	1	0	0	3	3	4	3	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W
Period(s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	8	8	8	8	8	8
Energy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	977	976	1846	1394	1349	1264	1405	1395	1344	66	67	67	67	67	67
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)																	9:55AM 3.88
Low Tide / height (m)		6:44PM 2.43									3:04AM 1.29
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	15	14	14	13	12	12	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	10	10	11	12	12	12	13	13
Chill °C (?)	14	14	13	13	12	11	12	10	10	9	8	8	8	9	10	10	11	11	11	10	11	11
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	9:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	10	10	10	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.7 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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