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China Beach surfForecast / Vancouver Island / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 18 Apr 2025 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
China Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's China Beach sea temperature is
9.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at China Beach today?
The current surf forecast for China Beach at 2AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at China Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 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 | 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 | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
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| Energy (?) | 326 | 287 | 298 | 498 | 455 | 455 | 539 | 788 | 847 | 660 | 505 | 373 | 284 | 213 | 682 | 792 | 239 | 368 | 723 | 606 | 417 | 306 | 270 | 235 | 198 | 220 | 230 | 239 | 200 | 157 | 103 | 103 | 80 | 66 | 68 | 117 | 114 | 98 | 91 | 89 | 146 | 158 | 167 | 140 | 133 | 128 | 128 | 114 | 102 | 100 | 98 | 91 | 91 | 86 | 176 | 162 | 169 | 235 | 338 | 151 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:08AM 2.51 | 4:57AM 2.43 | 10:18PM 1.85 | 6:04AM 2.34 | 10:19PM 1.95 | 7:33AM 2.25 | 10:35PM 2.08 | 9:03AM 2.21 | 10:56PM 2.27 | 10:24AM 2.20 | 11:21PM 2.48 | 11:34AM 2.20 | 11:50PM 2.70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:18PM 1.70 | 12:23PM 0.60 | 1:26PM 0.62 | 11:14PM 1.84 | 2:26PM 0.62 | 2:01AM 1.80 | 3:20PM 0.62 | 3:39AM 1.59 | 4:06PM 0.66 | 4:45AM 1.27 | 4:47PM 0.74 | 5:40AM 0.90 | 5:27PM 0.86 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Sat 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 8:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:21 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
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