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Tow Hill Beach surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 10 Jan 2026 PST
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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
6.2° C
 (Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 10PM is: 1.4m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 10). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)--
Afternoon (10 Jan)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (10 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)18s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
W
0.8
W
1.1
W
1.4
W
1.8
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.6
WSW
1.6
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1
W
1
W
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)121918181616161515151414141313131212121211121312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4534807841190168831573287283423421907150412791063888875736807761574488244262127117
Wind
(km/h)
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
40
S
45
SSE
55
SSE
60
SSE
65
SSE
55
SSE
35
SSE
30
S
35
S
30
S
35
S
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
30
SSE
55
SE
45
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:42PM
3.69
7:05AM
4.49
8:04PM
3.47
7:59AM
4.40
9:41PM
3.46
9:00AM
4.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:50PM
1.81
12:34AM
1.97
1:57PM
1.80
1:31AM
2.32
3:04PM
1.70
2:38AM
2.54
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise-------9:00-------9:00-------9:00
Sunset-4:46-------4:47-------4:50------
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----11--13112-2--11--271
Temp. °C99988999999910899109998989
Feels °C (?)122100-2-3-4-2122112544533-30
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