Tow Hill Beach surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 12 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
8.4° 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 4AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (13 May)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (13 May)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue night, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
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
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
W
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
W
10
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
WNW
18
0.3
WNW
18
0.5
W
17
0.6
W
16
0.8
W
16
1.1
W
15
1.3
W
14
1.4
W
14
1.5
W
13
1.5
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.6
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
20
25
23
22
20
19
8
17
15
62
61
144
193
314
531
697
736
796
784
901
888
861
835
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
WSW
5
S
15
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:03PM4.76m
11:36AM4.29m
11:44PM5.12m
12:32PM4.54m
00:25AM5.45m
1:23PM4.76m
Low Tide
5:26AM1.30m
5:24PM1.49m
6:12AM0.77m
6:09PM1.48m
6:57AM0.31m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:46
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:37
9:39
9:42
9:43
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
10
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
7
7
8
8
9
8
7
6
6
7
8
9
7
9
7
6
6
7
6
6
5
4
4
2
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
W
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
W
10
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
WNW
18
0.5
W
17
0.6
W
16
0.8
W
16
1.1
W
15
1.3
W
14
1.4
W
14
1.5
W
13
1.5
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.6
W
13
Energy kJ
20
20
25
23
22
20
19
7
17
15
15
61
144
193
314
531
697
736
796
784
901
888
861
835
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
10
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
W
10
0.2
WNW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.2
WSW
9
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
18
0.3
WNW
18
0.3
W
9
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
11
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
4
Energy kJ
18
4
8
4
1
1
1
8
7
7
62
15
10
7
57
3
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
Energy kJ
4
9
4
4
1
1
1
15
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.7
W
4
0.3
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.5
W
3
Energy kJ
1
4
15
1
6
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
803
807
706
818
807
845
82
2047
1415
818
807
851
818
0
0
0
0
0
82
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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