Tow Hill Beach surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 23 May 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
9.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 5PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (23 May)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (23 May)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, gales from the SE by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
4
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
16
1.2
W
15
1.7
W
14
1.7
W
14
1.9
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.7
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.5
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
12
1
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
W
11
1.3
WNW
5
1.7
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
401
627
1191
1158
1285
1104
971
835
670
472
396
271
171
93
59
58
56
40
141
121
65
78
392
456
Wind (km/h)
15
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
5
NW
10
ESE
20
ESE
40
SE
50
SE
60
SE
65
SE
65
SE
60
SE
50
ESE
40
ESE
30
E
20
ENE
10
N
20
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:25AM4.37m
8:45PM4.50m
8:45AM4.10m
9:43PM4.59m
10:04AM3.99m
10:34PM4.70m
Low Tide
1:58PM1.14m
2:47AM2.00m
2:58PM1.40m
3:56AM1.76m
3:55PM1.61m
4:54AM1.47m
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:30
5:28
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:55
9:58
9:59
10:00
1
1
3
5
6
9
7
7
5
4
2
Temp °C
7
9
9
8
8
7
7
8
9
7
8
8
8
9
9
8
9
9
11
11
10
8
8
7
3
3
3
2
3
5
4
3
0
-4
-5
-6
-5
-3
-1
0
3
4
8
7
4
0
1
-1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
10
1.2
W
15
1.7
W
14
1.7
W
14
1.9
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.7
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.5
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
12
1
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
W
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
12
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
234
627
1191
1158
1285
1104
971
835
670
472
396
271
171
93
59
58
42
37
141
121
65
41
26
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
16
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.4
W
11
0.4
SE
10
0.3
W
10
0.6
NE
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
401
4
4
10
37
25
19
9
8
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
SE
10
0.3
WNW
10
Energy kJ
56
40
14
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
10
0.9
WNW
4
1
WNW
5
0.6
ESE
3
1.1
SE
4
2.2
ESE
6
3
ESE
7
3.5
ESE
8
3.5
ESE
8
3
ESE
7
2
ESE
6
1.3
E
5
0.9
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.1
NW
7
0.9
NW
4
1.3
WNW
5
1.7
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
Energy kJ
273
33
49
8
52
377
886
1308
1380
748
282
86
34
15
2
21
78
392
456
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
1
4
3
3
8
8
6
6
5
Distance (km)
807
818
1334
1334
1334
0
0
597
597
687
807
685
803
687
803
818
685
803
807
687
687
686
686
686
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
4
3
4
8
8
8
7
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
4
3
4
8
8
8
7
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
7
9
9
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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