Tow Hill Beach surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 20 Mar 2026 PDT
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Tow Hill Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tow Hill Beach sea temperature is
6.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 11PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)--
Afternoon (20 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (20 Mar)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
2
0
2
2
1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
W
1.6
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
W
1.2
W
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
1
SW
0.7
WSW
1.7
W
1.8
W
1.9
W
2.3
W
2.3
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
Period(s) (?)1111101010101010999910111212111010109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)672599573501356284279131921628845560084314691420951703708625441380282295
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
25
S
25
SSE
35
SSE
45
SSE
60
SE
50
SE
35
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
10
SSW
20
S
30
SSE
30
S
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:22PM
5.22
3:28AM
5.66
4:05PM
5.03
4:05AM
5.63
4:52PM
4.75
4:45AM
5.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:13PM
0.86
9:46AM
0.29
9:49PM
1.14
10:31AM
0.35
10:29PM
1.48
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise------7:47-------7:45-------7:41-
Sunset--8:00-------8:01-------8:02-----
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light rain
light snow
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-11----14-------2-------
Temp. °C4443445331201-11232101111
Feels °C (?)-1-1-1-4-3-5-6-10-8-8-5-7-6-6-6-6-5-6-7-7-5-4-4-4
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