Tow Hill Beach surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 15 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 11PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)--
Afternoon (15 May)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (15 May)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, strong winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.5
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.4
WNW
18
0.8
W
17
1.4
W
16
1.7
W
15
1.9
W
14
2.1
W
14
2.2
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
861
835
689
646
544
461
438
342
335
329
267
254
200
192
156
121
90
107
355
972
1292
1472
1723
1811
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
NE
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
15
W
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
1:23PM4.76m
1:08AM5.71m
2:13PM4.90m
1:52AM5.87m
3:02PM4.94m
2:39AM5.90m
Low Tide
6:54PM1.49m
7:42AM-0.04m
7:40PM1.52m
8:29AM-0.22m
8:26PM1.59m
9:17AM-0.23m
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:43
9:45
9:46
9:47
1
2
4
3
4
1
2
Temp °C
9
9
9
7
7
7
7
8
9
9
8
8
8
7
7
8
9
9
7
7
8
8
8
8
6
6
6
3
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
-1
-1
0
1
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.5
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.8
W
17
1.4
W
16
1.7
W
15
1.9
W
14
2.1
W
14
2.2
W
14
Energy kJ
861
835
689
646
544
461
438
342
335
329
267
254
200
192
156
121
90
85
355
972
1292
1472
1723
1811
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
20
0.3
WNW
19
0.4
WNW
18
0.7
W
9
0.9
SE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
Energy kJ
5
9
8
74
107
87
42
26
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
13
0.5
W
4
Energy kJ
14
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.6
WNW
4
0.3
NW
3
0.3
SE
3
0.6
SE
3
0.9
SE
4
1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
4
4
5
5
3
5
6
8
1
1
9
29
47
65
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
3
4
Distance (km)
0
703
597
597
597
597
597
2046
2047
2047
2047
82
597
82
0
0
0
0
2047
845
597
845
597
597
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
5
4
5
4
7
9
9
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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