Tow Hill Beach surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 12 Apr 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
7.1° 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 2AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (13 Apr)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (13 Apr)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


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Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
WNW
1
W
1.1
W
1.5
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.8
W
1.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.7
W
1.8
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.8
WNW
Period(s) (?)67778899101010101010101010101099999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9889104193337412529565660614550614627512512512432423527564554477366471
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
15
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
15
W
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
15
WSW
10
W
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
30
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise----6:50-------6:48-------6:46---
Sunset8:43-------8:45-------8:46-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---11-1-111-------------
Temp. °C666545665422244543454666
Feels °C (?)011-2-1010-1-3-2-2-3-2-3-2-1-101031-1
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