Tow Hill Beach surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 11 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
8.5° 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 1PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (11 May)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (11 May)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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 morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
10
0.5
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
W
10
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.3
W
10
0.7
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.3
WNW
18
0.3
WNW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
52
75
84
58
57
52
50
31
31
31
17
20
9
25
23
22
20
9
17
16
21
62
61
Wind (km/h)
0
ENE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
10
SW
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:20AM3.92m
10:21PM4.42m
10:34AM4.06m
11:03PM4.76m
11:36AM4.29m
11:44PM5.12m
Low Tide
3:46PM1.55m
4:37AM1.82m
4:37PM1.52m
5:26AM1.30m
5:24PM1.49m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:48
5:47
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:36
9:37
9:39
9:42
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
10
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
10
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
8
8
9
9
8
7
6
8
8
9
8
8
8
7
6
6
7
8
8
6
6
6
7
8
6
5
6
7
4
3
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
8
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
W
10
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.4
W
5
Energy kJ
23
29
75
84
58
57
52
50
31
31
31
17
20
8
25
23
22
20
9
9
16
15
15
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
8
0.4
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
6
0.3
W
10
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
W
10
0.2
WNW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
W
6
0.2
W
10
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
18
0.3
WNW
18
0.3
WNW
18
Energy kJ
34
52
31
14
26
16
15
9
9
9
9
8
18
4
8
4
1
1
8
7
7
62
61
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
12
0.3
W
12
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
16
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.1
W
6
0.3
W
9
Energy kJ
26
26
4
5
10
4
9
4
4
1
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
0.3
W
10
0.7
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.6
W
4
Energy kJ
1
17
14
21
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
685
807
82
82
2047
1478
1415
818
1309
1309
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
5
8
8
6
6
9
9
8
9
5
5
5
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