British-Columbia Surf Map – Wind and Wave forecasts

British-Columbia wave (swell) map for surfers, windsurfers and sailors showing open ocean wave size, wave period and wave energy. You can customize the wave and wind maps with overlays for wind arrows, pressure and general weather for surfing. There are also options to display live wind observations from ships, wave buoys and weather stations on the wave maps in the British-Columbia region.

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	Sunday 17			Monday 18			Tuesday 19			Wednesday 20			Thursday 21			Friday 22			Saturday 23			Sun
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in British-Columbia	China Beach Vancouver Island	Ambleside Park Vancouver Island	Ambleside Park Vancouver Island	Ambleside Park Vancouver Island	Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) Vancouver Island	Cox Bay Vancouver Island	Ambleside Park Vancouver Island	Ambleside Park Vancouver Island	South Chesterman Beach Vancouver Island	China Beach Vancouver Island	Ambleside Park Vancouver Island	Ambleside Park Vancouver Island	Ambleside Park Vancouver Island	Ambleside Park Vancouver Island	Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) Vancouver Island	China Beach Vancouver Island	Ambleside Park Vancouver Island	Ambleside Park Vancouver Island	Ambleside Park Vancouver Island	Tow Hill Beach Vancouver Island	Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) Vancouver Island	Ambleside Park Vancouver Island
Rating	2	0	0	0	4	4	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	4	4	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.4 W	-	-	-	1.8 W	1.9 W	-	-	2.3 WNW	0.8 W	-	-	-	-	2.0 WNW	1.3 W	-	-	-	2.1 W	2.4 WNW	-
Period(s)	11	-	-	-	14	13	-	-	8	12	-	-	-	-	10	8	-	-	-	13	8	-
Energy	484	0	0	0	1422	1323	0	0	1347	332	0	0	0	0	1396	269	0	0	0	1584	1299	0
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- on	glass	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)			8:25PM 4.74	5:57AM 4.55	3:13PM 3.11	2:28AM 3.74	6:42AM 4.40		3:20AM 3.57			10:58PM 4.79	8:36AM 3.85					12:36AM 4.68	11:29AM 3.24			1:16PM 3.17
Low Tide / height (m)	8:10AM -0.13		1:25AM 3.54	1:42PM -0.08		8:28PM 1.47		2:30PM -0.01	9:22PM 1.51	10:44AM -0.02	3:19PM 0.20	4:40AM 3.36		4:10PM 0.52	11:29PM 1.74	12:31PM 0.35	5:03PM 0.94		7:15AM 2.72		2:09AM 1.53	8:19AM 2.30
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	14	13	13	11	11	12	13	11	14	15	14	14	15	14	14	15	14	12	9	10	11
Low °C	10	13	10	10	11	10	11	12	10	12	15	11	12	15	8	11	14	10	10	8	7	9
Chill °C (?)	13	14	13	13	10	10	12	13	9	14	15	14	14	15	12	14	15	14	10	6	6	9
Sunrise	5:33	-	-	5:24	-	-	5:24	-	-	5:30	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:28	-	-	5:18	-	-	5:18
Sunset	-	8:51	-	-	9:08	-	-	8:53	-	-	8:54	-	-	8:57	-	-	8:58	-	-	9:55	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 W	-	-	-	1.8 W	1.9 W	-	-	2.0 WNW	1.0 W	-	-	-	-	1.4 W	1.3 W	-	-	-	-	1.6 W	-
Period (s)	11	-	-	-	14	13	-	-	8	8	-	-	-	-	10	8	-	-	-	-	8	-
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SW	-	-	-	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	-	-	0.9 W	0.8 W	-	-	-	-	0.5 SW	0.3 SW	-	-	-	-	0.6 W	-
Period (s)	15	-	-	-	14	13	-	-	12	12	-	-	-	-	15	15	-	-	-	-	14	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.3 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	2.0 WNW	-	-	-	-	2.1 W	2.4 WNW	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	13	8	-

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	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM
Best forecast wave conditions in British-Columbia	Cox Bay Vancouver Island	South Chesterman Beach Vancouver Island	South Chesterman Beach Vancouver Island	China Beach Vancouver Island	China Beach Vancouver Island	Ambleside Park Vancouver Island	Ambleside Park Vancouver Island	Ambleside Park Vancouver Island	Ambleside Park Vancouver Island	Ambleside Park Vancouver Island	Ambleside Park Vancouver Island	Ambleside Park Vancouver Island	Ambleside Park Vancouver Island	Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) Vancouver Island	Nootka Island (Calvin Bay) Vancouver Island	South Chesterman Beach Vancouver Island	Cox Bay Vancouver Island	Cox Bay Vancouver Island	Port Renfrew Vancouver Island	Ambleside Park Vancouver Island	Ambleside Park Vancouver Island	Ambleside Park Vancouver Island
Rating	4	3	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	3	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.0 W	1.9 W	1.7 W	1.4 W	1.3 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.8 W	1.8 W	1.9 W	1.9 W	1.8 W	1.5 W	-	-	-
Period(s)	11	11	11	11	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	14	14	13	13	13	-	-	-
Energy	1112	997	799	484	415	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1422	1357	1485	1323	1139	778	0	0	0
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	off	cross- off
Tide State	high	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)	12:55AM 3.81							8:25PM 4.74			5:57AM 4.55			3:13PM 3.11				2:28AM 3.74
Low Tide / height (m)			7:51AM -0.13	8:10AM -0.13					1:25AM 3.54				1:42PM -0.08			8:28PM 1.47						2:30PM -0.01
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	9	8	9	13	14	14	13	12	11	10	10	13	13	11	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	13
Chill °C (?)	8	7	9	13	14	14	13	11	10	9	9	13	13	11	10	10	11	11	11	12	11	13
Sunrise	-	-	5:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:31	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 W	1.9 W	1.7 W	1.4 W	1.3 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.8 W	1.8 W	1.9 W	1.9 W	1.8 W	1.5 W	-	-	-
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	14	14	13	13	13	-	-	-
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.1 SW	-	-	-
Period (s)	15	15	14	15	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	13	13	13	13	13	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Sunday 17
	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM
Best forecast wave conditions in British-Columbia	South Chesterman Beach Vancouver Island	South Chesterman Beach Vancouver Island	Cox Bay Vancouver Island	Cox Bay Vancouver Island	Cox Bay Vancouver Island	South Chesterman Beach Vancouver Island	South Chesterman Beach Vancouver Island	South Chesterman Beach Vancouver Island	South Chesterman Beach Vancouver Island	South Chesterman Beach Vancouver Island	South Chesterman Beach Vancouver Island	China Beach Vancouver Island	China Beach Vancouver Island	China Beach Vancouver Island	China Beach Vancouver Island	Jordan River Vancouver Island	Ambleside Park Vancouver Island	Ambleside Park Vancouver Island	Ambleside Park Vancouver Island	Ambleside Park Vancouver Island	Ambleside Park Vancouver Island	Ambleside Park Vancouver Island
Rating	4	3	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	3	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.5 W	2.5 W	2.0 W	2.0 W	1.9 W	1.9 W	1.8 W	1.8 W	1.7 W	1.6 W	1.6 W	1.4 W	1.3 W	1.3 W	1.3 W	1.2 W	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period(s)	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	-	-	-	-	-	-
Energy	3002	2892	1112	1097	1010	997	883	886	799	677	711	484	422	415	415	359	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)		12:55AM 3.81																				8:25PM 4.74
Low Tide / height (m)									7:51AM -0.13
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	10	9	9	9	9	8	8	9	9	9	10	13	13	14	14	14	13	14	14	13	13	12
Chill °C (?)	8	8	8	9	8	7	7	9	9	9	10	13	13	14	14	14	13	14	14	13	13	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:52	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.2 W	2.1 W	2.0 W	2.0 W	1.9 W	1.9 W	1.8 W	1.8 W	1.7 W	1.6 W	1.6 W	1.4 W	1.3 W	1.3 W	1.3 W	1.2 W	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	15	15	14	14	14	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.5 W	2.5 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	12	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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