Tow Hill Beach surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 09 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
8.4° 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 7AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (09 May)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (09 May)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
6
1.5
SE
7
0.5
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
203
210
74
104
135
203
280
276
258
242
217
156
156
170
137
125
121
74
52
52
75
84
58
57
Wind (km/h)
50
SSE
40
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
S
5
N
10
NW
5
N
0
N
5
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
0
N
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:47AM4.08m
8:37PM3.93m
8:00AM3.93m
9:33PM4.13m
9:20AM3.92m
10:21PM4.42m
Low Tide
1:08AM2.70m
1:52PM1.52m
2:29AM2.58m
2:52PM1.56m
3:40AM2.27m
3:46PM1.55m
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:52
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:32
9:35
9:36
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
10
11
11
11
10
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
2
3
4
5
6
8
8
8
7
8
8
8
8
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.5
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
Energy kJ
29
34
74
104
135
203
280
276
258
242
217
156
156
170
137
125
121
74
52
52
75
84
58
57
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
12
0.3
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.4
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.3
W
12
0.4
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
Energy kJ
25
25
3
6
2
2
1
26
14
26
19
17
18
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.3
W
12
0.3
W
12
Energy kJ
1
1
6
3
2
1
26
26
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
6
1.5
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
5
Energy kJ
203
210
122
77
60
46
45
38
12
18
16
11
15
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
687
687
685
685
685
687
818
834
685
0
685
685
597
685
1944
2047
0
0
597
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
4
4
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
4
4
3
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
8
6
5
5
9
5
4
4
5
8
9
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