China Beach surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 20 Mar 2026 PDT
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China Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's China Beach sea temperature is
7.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at China Beach today?

The current surf forecast for China Beach at 12PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (20 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (20 Mar)5ft (1.6m)8s

Table - waves today at China Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.4
WNW
1.2
W
1.1
W
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WNW
0.6
W
1.3
WSW
1.6
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
Period(s) (?)101010107678876101010101079101010101011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1922252252251111492793312261341046564647869167390610648663592603661
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
10
WSW
5
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
15
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:05AM
2.64
2:40PM
2.31
2:34AM
2.77
3:34PM
2.16
3:06AM
2.85
4:32PM
1.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:32AM
0.57
8:21PM
0.93
9:19AM
0.42
8:50PM
1.11
10:10AM
0.35
9:21PM
1.28
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise--7:18-------7:16-------7:15-----
Sunset-----7:28-------7:30-------7:30--
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
26951-----------133-----
Temp. °C11111110107544447885554567743
Feels °C (?)109106510-1-1-1-11231210222200
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