Tow Hill Beach surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 01 Jun 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
10.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today (01 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 7PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm June 01). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 20s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jun)--
Afternoon (01 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (01 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SE by Thu morning).

Mon
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thu
4
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
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
41
40
40
42
40
51
63
61
58
56
55
33
24
22
20
20
19
20
24
24
46
58
83
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NE
10
E
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
5
ESE
20
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:30PM4.44m
2:52AM5.09m
4:07PM4.39m
3:29AM4.99m
4:46PM4.32m
4:06AM4.84m
Low Tide
8:51PM2.12m
9:34AM0.62m
9:29PM2.18m
10:13AM0.71m
10:09PM2.26m
10:52AM0.84m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:18
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:07
10:09
10:10
10:12
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
15
14
15
15
13
13
15
17
18
16
13
12
12
12
12
12
10
11
12
11
11
10
11
8
11
10
11
11
10
11
12
14
14
13
11
10
11
10
8
7
4
7
8
6
5
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.6
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
Energy kJ
40
41
40
40
42
40
51
63
61
58
56
55
33
24
22
20
20
19
16
11
24
46
58
83
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
20
0.1
E
20
0.1
E
20
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
E
18
0.1
W
18
0.2
ESE
3
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
11
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
20
Energy kJ
8
7
7
1
14
6
6
2
6
6
1
5
5
5
20
24
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
20
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
19
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
3
0.1
W
16
Energy kJ
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
1
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.3
ENE
2
0.3
ESE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.3
W
2
0.3
ESE
5
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
5
0.6
ESE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
5
3
10
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
Distance (km)
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
0
0
0
0
597
82
685
597
687
685
597
82
597
597
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
1
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
1
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
4
4
6
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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