Tow Hill Beach surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm 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
8.7° 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 5AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (12 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (12 May)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
0
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.3
W
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
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
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
57
52
50
31
31
31
17
20
20
25
23
22
20
19
17
16
15
62
61
144
193
314
440
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
NE
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SW
10
SW
5
S
10
S
25
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:21PM4.42m
10:34AM4.06m
11:03PM4.76m
11:36AM4.29m
11:44PM5.12m
12:32PM4.54m
Low Tide
4:37AM1.82m
4:37PM1.52m
5:26AM1.30m
5:24PM1.49m
6:12AM0.77m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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
2
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
9
9
9
10
11
11
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
6
5
6
7
9
9
8
8
7
6
6
7
8
8
5
4
5
6
6
6
6
5
1
3
2
1
1
1
3
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.3
W
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
17
0.6
W
16
0.8
W
16
1
W
15
Energy kJ
58
57
52
50
31
31
31
17
20
20
25
23
22
20
19
17
16
15
15
7
144
193
314
440
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.3
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
0.1
SW
9
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
18
0.3
WNW
18
0.3
WNW
18
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
11
0.6
SE
4
Energy kJ
17
16
15
9
9
9
9
8
18
4
8
4
1
1
1
3
7
7
62
61
7
27
35
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
15
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
0.3
W
9
Energy kJ
4
10
4
9
4
4
1
15
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
3
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
SE
3
0.8
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
Energy kJ
8
10
10
3
16
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
82
82
82
82
82
597
803
597
597
807
807
904
1478
2047
845
818
807
0
807
0
703
597
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
8
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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