Tow Hill Beach surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 27 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
9.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today (27 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 19s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 12PM is: 2.1m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)4.5ft (1.3m)19s
Afternoon (27 May)10ft (3.0m)17s
Evening (27 May)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
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)
2
2
4
4
5
4
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
1
2
2
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
8
0.5
W
21
1.1
WNW
20
1.7
WNW
18
3
W
18
3
W
17
3
W
16
3
W
16
3
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
14
2.3
W
14
2.2
W
14
2.1
W
14
1.9
W
13
1.9
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
233
969
1959
4858
5653
4904
4484
3833
3477
2593
2137
1945
1699
1218
1200
1060
762
628
535
517
408
401
408
Wind (km/h)
5
S
0
S
0
SSW
5
S
10
ENE
15
N
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
W
5
WNW
5
ESE
10
WSW
5
W
10
E
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
11:18PM4.82m
12:10PM4.13m
11:56PM4.91m
12:58PM4.25m
00:32AM5.00m
1:39PM4.36m
Low Tide
5:43AM1.19m
5:33PM1.89m
6:25AM0.95m
6:16PM1.97m
7:03AM0.76m
6:56PM2.02m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:24
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:01
10:02
10:05
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
8
8
8
9
11
9
8
8
7
7
6
7
9
8
8
8
7
6
7
9
8
8
7
9
6
7
7
7
9
6
4
5
3
3
2
3
5
4
4
4
2
2
3
6
5
5
5
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
W
8
1.1
WNW
20
1.7
WNW
18
3
W
18
3
W
17
3
W
16
3
W
16
3
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
14
2.3
W
14
2.2
W
14
2.1
W
14
1.9
W
13
1.9
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
Energy kJ
101
100
969
1959
4858
5653
4904
4484
3833
3477
2593
2137
1945
1699
1218
1200
1060
762
628
535
517
408
401
408
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
10
0.5
W
21
1
W
9
1.1
W
9
Energy kJ
33
233
157
202
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
22
0.4
W
10
Energy kJ
97
31
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
3
0.6
WNW
4
0.5
WNW
4
Energy kJ
9
12
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
5
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
3
4
4
2
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
819
845
597
597
597
685
807
1415
1415
1415
1335
818
1415
1309
1944
0
1928
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
5
2
5
4
5
4
3
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
5
2
5
4
5
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
9
7
6
6
8
9
9
7
9
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
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  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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