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Cox Bay surf break

Cox Bay surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 11 Jan 2026 PST
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Cox Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cox Bay sea temperature is
8.5° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)
Nearby Cam: 1km away, Live From Long Beach Lodge Tofino

How big are the waves at Cox Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Cox Bay at 2PM is: 3.5m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 2.0m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 11). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)8ft (2.5m)18s
Afternoon (11 Jan)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (11 Jan)15ft (4.5m)16s

Table - waves today at Cox Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
5
5
7
5
0
!
!
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6
7
5
6
4
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
WSW
2.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
WSW
3
W
4.5
SW
5
SW
5.5
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
SW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
3
WSW
Period(s) (?)181817161616151414141413131313121212121212121216
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)247642096007592945851041111536113239956772676085528546841153574299325452279206717081622147713654318
Wind
(km/h)
30
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
30
SSW
25
SSW
10
S
20
S
25
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:20AM
3.29
7:33PM
2.55
7:14AM
3.27
9:02PM
2.58
8:09AM
3.29
10:09PM
2.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:24PM
1.42
12:36AM
1.90
2:30PM
1.33
1:47AM
2.06
3:31PM
1.19
2:57AM
2.12
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
Sunrise-8:15-------8:14-------8:12------
Sunset---4:46-------4:49-------4:50----
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
51251220161016128713151031--------
Temp. °C899101011101010111111111111111111131313121111
Feels °C (?)1336655867888998881111121099
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