Tow Hill Beach surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 04 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
6.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 6PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jan)--
Afternoon (04 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (04 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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

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Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
2
0
0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
0.9
W
1.1
W
1.3
W
1.8
W
2
W
2.1
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4
W
Period(s) (?)1111121210888891010101011121213131516161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)901251291691481651611031482476127698671183183228153802451463839028104021022594728479
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
S
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
S
40
S
45
S
45
S
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:43PM
5.81
2:52AM
5.01
2:30PM
5.64
3:34AM
5.02
3:16PM
5.34
4:15AM
4.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:17PM
-0.19
8:20AM
1.54
9:00PM
-0.02
9:10AM
1.52
9:42PM
0.27
10:00AM
1.57
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Sunrise-------9:04-------9:03-------9:03
Sunset-4:37-------4:39-------4:40------
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------253----11-2--11-
Temp. °C221111354354433353233232
Feels °C (?)-2-2-3-3-4-4-4-5-7-70-1-2-3-3-4-2-4-4-3-3-4-4-5
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