Tow Hill Beach surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 07 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 9AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (07 May)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (07 May)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri night, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the SE by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.4
W
13
2
SE
6
0.4
W
12
0.3
W
12
0.3
WSW
12
1.2
SE
6
0.6
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
346
284
231
169
130
127
110
106
104
101
88
85
54
301
49
26
27
120
104
140
224
425
431
398
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
W
5
S
10
SE
25
SE
40
SE
50
SE
50
SE
40
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
5:01AM4.55m
6:35PM3.90m
5:48AM4.30m
7:34PM3.86m
6:47AM4.08m
8:37PM3.93m
Low Tide
11:04PM2.49m
11:59AM1.26m
11:57PM2.64m
12:53PM1.42m
1:08AM2.70m
1:52PM1.52m
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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5:58
5:56
5:54
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9:29
9:30
9:32
1
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
6
6
6
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
8
9
9
9
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
9
0
0
1
3
4
4
5
6
5
4
2
0
-3
-1
1
1
0
0
3
3
3
3
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
18
0.3
W
18
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
W
13
0.4
W
13
0.4
W
12
0.3
W
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
Energy kJ
27
24
54
169
130
127
94
88
64
48
44
29
54
53
49
26
27
49
104
140
224
425
431
398
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
17
0.2
W
18
0.1
W
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.2
WSW
10
0.3
W
12
0.3
W
12
0.1
W
12
Energy kJ
22
24
4
78
83
81
110
106
104
101
88
85
18
17
9
10
25
25
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
18
0.2
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
Energy kJ
30
4
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
0.3
NW
3
0.3
SE
2
0.7
SE
4
1.6
SE
5
2
SE
6
1.5
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.7
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
Energy kJ
346
284
231
2
1
13
154
301
199
106
133
120
90
89
68
60
18
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
597
597
597
687
807
807
685
0
0
0
0
807
703
685
685
685
597
685
685
687
889
863
685
597
Best forecast wave conditions in Vancouver Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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