Tow Hill Beach surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 10 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 2PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (10 May)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (10 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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 Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
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
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
10
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
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.3
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
214
156
156
166
177
163
89
74
34
52
77
84
58
57
52
50
31
31
31
18
18
9
25
39
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
NNW
10
N
5
N
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:00AM3.93m
9:33PM4.13m
9:20AM3.92m
10:21PM4.42m
10:34AM4.06m
11:03PM4.76m
Low Tide
2:52PM1.56m
3:40AM2.27m
3:46PM1.55m
4:37AM1.82m
4:37PM1.52m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:50
5:48
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:35
9:36
9:37
9:39
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
9
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
10
11
12
12
11
10
9
4
5
6
8
8
6
7
6
7
7
7
7
8
9
8
6
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
10
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
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.3
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
Energy kJ
214
156
156
166
177
163
89
74
23
29
77
84
58
57
52
50
31
31
31
18
18
8
25
39
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.5
W
7
0.3
W
12
0.4
WSW
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
7
0.4
WNW
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
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
W
10
0.2
WNW
6
Energy kJ
15
9
4
2
2
22
26
34
52
20
14
18
16
15
9
9
9
9
8
10
4
8
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.3
W
12
0.3
W
12
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WNW
6
Energy kJ
6
4
1
1
26
26
4
4
5
5
8
4
9
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
4
0.7
SE
5
Energy kJ
23
25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
1
2
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
685
685
1944
0
0
845
597
82
0
0
0
0
0
0
82
82
82
82
803
818
819
597
597
597
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
1
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
1
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
7
7
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