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Tow Hill Beach surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 28 Jan 2026 PST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
6.6° 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 9AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 28). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (28 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (28 Jan)3ft (0.9m)13s

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

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Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
4
2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
0.9
WSW
1
W
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
WSW
0.8
W
1.7
SE
1.5
WSW
1.6
W
1
W
1.1
W
Period(s) (?)181716161514131313131212121212121111111110101817
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)225288329402275338229280277324392379373353418347265205154639432490600702
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSE
40
SE
55
SE
70
SE
75
SE
60
SE
35
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
40
SE
40
SSE
40
SE
35
SE
40
SE
30
E
40
ENE
65
SE
55
SSE
40
S
35
S
25
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:36AM
4.86
10:32PM
3.85
9:54AM
5.02
11:38PM
4.18
11:02AM
5.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:08AM
2.38
3:46PM
1.03
3:31AM
2.40
4:52PM
0.69
4:43AM
2.22
5:48PM
0.36
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sunrise---8:41-------8:38-------8:37----
Sunset-----5:19-------5:21-------5:22--
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---2321--11---1481011----
Temp. °C888888988988888779999988
Feels °C (?)1-1-3-7-8-510-11-100100-1-4-201332
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