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 unreliable waves. Summer in particular tends to be flat. The best wind direction is from the east northeast with some shelter here from northwest winds. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the northwest. The beach break offers mainly left hand waves. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded.

China Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	inconsistent	10.2°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.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

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)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
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

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 14:04 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM
Wave (m)	W	W	W	W
Period (s)	12	12	12	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

What does China Beach look like?

Latest photos from China Beach. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: A. Lopez

Tides at China Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Sombrio Beach, 6 km from China Beach.

Next High Water: 06:23pm | 1.83m

Next Low Water: 09:23pm | 1.73m

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

The water temperature (10.2 °C) at China Beach is quite cold. If the sun shines as forecast, it should feel warm enough to get away with a good sealed spring wetsuit but you won't overheat in a winter wetsuit, gloves boots and a hood. Effective windchill factor of (10.0 °C).

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