Ambleside Park Surf Break

Ambleside Park Surf Guide

Lat Long: 49.32° N 123.15° W

Issued: 4 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ambleside Park sea temperature is
16.2° C

2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Ambleside Park surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Ambleside Park Surf Guide

Ambleside Park in Vancouver Island is a sheltered beach break that has fairly consistent surf. Winter is the favoured time of year for surfing here. Works best in offshore winds from the southeast. Short period wind swells are the rule and the best wave direction is from the northwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded.

Ambleside Park Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach2fairly consistent
16.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Ambleside Park:

The best conditions reported for surf at Ambleside Park occur when a Northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

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Interactive Ambleside Park surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Ambleside Park is Vancouver International Airport (YVR) in Canada, 14 km (9 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Ambleside Park is Nanaimo Airport (YCD), also in Canada, 60 km (37 miles) away.

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Ambleside Park Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Saturday, 20 June 2026, 11:32 Local Time
Saturday 20
8AM11AM2PM5PM
Wave (m)
Period (s) - - - -
Wind (km/h)
5
10
10
5
Wind State glass cross cross cross

Tides at Ambleside Park

Current tide and informaton
For Vancouver, British Columbia, 5 km from Ambleside Park.
Next High Water: 11:45pm | 4.74m
Tidal range Clock
Next Low Water: 04:32pm | 1.24m
IS AT (local time)

Ambleside Park Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.2 °C) at Ambleside Park is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (16.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.
Current Temp*: 16.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite
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Swell History at Ambleside Park

Surf stats for Ambleside Park, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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Wind History at Ambleside Park

Wind stats for Ambleside Park, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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