Tow Hill Beach surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 05 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
8.7° 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 3AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (06 May)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (06 May)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Mainly near gales.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.6
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.7
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.5
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1.2
WNW
10
0.9
W
9
1
WNW
9
1
W
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
446
490
483
762
513
833
714
520
533
514
242
192
282
132
173
162
126
106
104
101
92
85
84
83
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
W
5
WSW
0
NE
15
SE
35
SE
45
SE
60
SE
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:21AM4.78m
5:43PM4.04m
5:01AM4.55m
6:35PM3.90m
5:48AM4.30m
Low Tide
10:21PM2.30m
11:11AM1.06m
11:04PM2.49m
11:59AM1.26m
11:57PM2.64m
12:53PM1.42m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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6:00
5:58
5:56
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9:25
9:27
9:29
9:30
2
Temp °C
7
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
7
7
8
7
7
7
7
8
9
9
8
0
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
1
-1
-1
-1
0
2
2
4
3
4
4
5
4
1
-1
-4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.2
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.4
W
12
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
16
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.3
W
18
0.9
W
9
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
13
Energy kJ
446
490
483
446
513
423
520
7
5
242
192
54
132
83
81
126
92
66
64
44
29
28
83
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
20
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
18
0.1
W
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.4
WNW
7
Energy kJ
7
7
27
24
4
78
110
106
104
101
92
85
84
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
15
Energy kJ
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
5
1.3
WNW
5
1.2
WNW
5
1.6
W
12
1
WNW
5
1.7
W
12
1.6
W
12
0.9
WNW
4
1.5
W
11
1.5
W
11
0.9
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
1.2
WNW
10
0.7
NW
4
1
WNW
9
1
W
9
0.5
SE
3
1
SE
4
1.8
SE
6
Energy kJ
82
78
74
762
46
833
714
29
533
514
26
26
282
14
173
162
4
33
200
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
4
3
4
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
685
818
597
685
597
807
807
807
818
685
597
597
597
687
807
687
597
82
685
0
0
703
1334
706
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
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