Tow Hill Beach surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 21 Mar 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
6.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Tow Hill Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Tow Hill Beach at 4PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 21). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)7ft (2.1m)6s
Afternoon (21 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (21 Mar)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
2
1
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
W
2.2
SE
0.7
WNW
1.3
WSW
1.9
W
1.5
W
1.8
W
2
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
2.3
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
Period(s) (?)1079999101111111010101010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)273447922556013426239669498416251098722676709598514452452461400470386338
Wind
(km/h)
55
SE
55
SE
30
S
35
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
15
S
20
SSW
20
S
40
SSE
30
SSW
50
SSE
35
WSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
25
S
15
S
15
S
15
SE
20
SE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:05PM
5.03
4:05AM
5.63
4:52PM
4.75
4:45AM
5.47
5:45PM
4.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:46AM
0.29
9:49PM
1.14
10:31AM
0.35
10:29PM
1.48
11:20AM
0.56
11:13PM
1.87
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
Sunrise7:47-------7:45-------7:41-------
Sunset----8:01-------8:02-------8:05---
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
-23-------21-------1111-
Temp. °C5352112-12443111112343333
Feels °C (?)-7-10-3-8-6-5-4-7-5-6-4-9-8-6-6-5-5-4-4-2-2-2-3-2
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