Surf & Sea Conditions

Live wave, wind and swell for Long Beach, Cox Bay and Chesterman — updated through the day, read the way a surfer checks it.

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Long Beach

The standard beginner answer — long, sandy, works on most tides except dead low. Inside Pacific Rim National Park Reserve (park pass needed to stop).

Fun-sized and clean

Surf: 1.3 m · 4 ft
Swell: 13s from the W
Wind: 1 km/h from the ENE — offshore
Sea temperature: 11.7°C

Next few days

Day	Surf	Wind	Looks like
Tue, Oct 13	1.3 m · 4 ft	15 km/h SE (cross-shore)	Fun-sized and clean
Wed, Oct 14	1.9 m · 6 ft	8 km/h SE (cross-shore)	Solid and clean — confident surfers
Thu, Oct 15	1.4 m · 5 ft	6 km/h SSE (cross-shore)	Fun-sized and clean
Fri, Oct 16	2.1 m · 7 ft	8 km/h SE (cross-shore)	Solid and clean — confident surfers
Sat, Oct 17	2.6 m · 8 ft	7 km/h W (onshore)	Big and clean — experienced surfers only

Cox Bay

Catches the most swell of the town beaches — best mid-to-high tide with an offshore easterly. For confident surfers when it's big.

Fun-sized and clean

Surf: 1.4 m · 4 ft
Swell: 13s from the W
Wind: 6 km/h from the E — cross-shore
Sea temperature: 11.6°C

Next few days

Day	Surf	Wind	Looks like
Tue, Oct 13	1.4 m · 5 ft	20 km/h ESE (cross-shore)	Fun-sized and a bit bumpy
Wed, Oct 14	2.0 m · 6 ft	16 km/h SE (cross-shore)	Solid and clean — confident surfers
Thu, Oct 15	1.5 m · 5 ft	12 km/h SE (cross-shore)	Fun-sized and clean
Fri, Oct 16

South Chesterman

Town-adjacent and mellower. Frank Island at its south end is only reachable around low tide — mind the return.

Fun-sized and clean

Surf: 1.2 m · 4 ft
Swell: 13s from the W
Wind: 2 km/h from the SSE — cross-shore
Sea temperature: 11.5°C

Next few days

Day	Surf	Wind	Looks like
Tue, Oct 13	1.3 m · 4 ft	20 km/h ESE (cross-shore)	Fun-sized and a bit bumpy
Wed, Oct 14	1.8 m · 6 ft	3 km/h SE (cross-shore)	Solid and clean — confident surfers
Thu, Oct 15	1.3 m · 4 ft	5 km/h N (cross-shore)	Fun-sized and clean
Fri, Oct 16	2.0 m · 6 ft	4 km/h WSW (onshore)	Solid and clean — confident surfers