China Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Vancouver Island, Canada)

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China Beach Surf Guide

China Beach in Vancouver Island is a fairly exposed beach break that has inconsistent surf. Summer in particular tends to be flat. Offshore winds are from the east northeast with some shelter here from northwest winds. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the northwest. The beach break offers mainly left hand waves. Rarely crowded here.

China Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Beach
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
inconsistent	8.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing China Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at China Beach occur when a Northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-northeast.

Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

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What's the best time of year to surf China Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing China Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of December. Clean surfable waves are typically found 37% of the time in December while 34% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 29% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

37%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

34%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

29%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore China Beach Location Map

Interactive China Beach 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.

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Live Wave Height (m)

Live Wind Speed (km/h)

Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

China Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 26 January 2021, 06:38 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 26
ft, °F	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM
Wave (m)	W	W	W	WNW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	off

What does China Beach look like?

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Credit: A. Lopez

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Tides at China Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Sombrio Beach, 10.0 km from China Beach.

Next High Water: 10:20am | 2.75m

Next Low Water: 06:03pm | 0.28m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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China Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (8.0 °C) at China Beach is very cold today and the windchill (1.0 °C) will make the air temperature seem even colder. You'll need a thick hooded winter wetsuit as well as neoprene gloves and neoprene boots and the cloudiness won't make it feel any warmer.

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.