Surf Forecast Surf Report

China Beach surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 30 Apr 2025 PDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
9.3° C
(Which is 1.6°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 9AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (30 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (30 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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

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Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.3
W
0.4
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.5
W
1.1
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.4
W
1.7
W
1.8
W
Period(s) (?)101099161616169999191818161616151414141313131313121212121212111111111010109999999991313121212121212121414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)2711901391138989646557596262661011541903213093434994053112842763403353242954204939308027766526075244404263273563883722642201811531261291028439850454460459459467551711591263
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
S
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
ENE
5
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
NW
0
NNW
0
NNE
0
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassononcross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:17AM
3.12
4:42PM
1.99
3:02AM
3.02
5:49PM
1.93
3:50AM
2.85
7:03PM
1.92
4:44AM
2.63
8:16PM
1.96
5:48AM
2.39
9:14PM
2.05
7:07AM
2.18
9:55PM
2.15
8:34AM
2.02
10:27PM
2.26
9:55AM
1.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:48AM
-0.08
8:45PM
1.56
10:42AM
0.03
9:33PM
1.65
11:40AM
0.20
10:33PM
1.73
12:40PM
0.37
12:01AM
1.77
1:41PM
0.54
1:52AM
1.72
2:37PM
0.68
3:28AM
1.55
3:26PM
0.82
4:34AM
1.33
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Sunrise--5:58-------5:56-------5:54-------5:54-------5:52-------5:50-------5:48-------5:47-
Sunset------8:28-------8:30-------8:30-------8:32-------8:34-------8:36-------8:37-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C77911131210998111416171413131213161615121010991111119788910131210898101314151299811131111111110101113
Feels °C (?)44791198787912141612111110101212129786565553457810986868111212966591099910981011
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