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Blueback Beach

Regional District of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

No photo of Blueback Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to 6 pm, sunset 6:10 pm
8 am
5.6
30 km/h19 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.5
34 km/h21 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.5
34 km/h21 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.6
32 km/h20 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.8
28 km/h18 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.9
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.1
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.2
22 km/h13 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.3
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
6 pm
4.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
11°C52°F
Water
13°C55°F
Wind
3924 km/hmph NW
Gusts
5232 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:10 pm
Today
4.0Fair8 am2314
3.9Poor9 am2516
3.9Poor10 am2818
3.5Poor11 am3320
3.6Poor12 pm3723
5.2Fair1 pm3723
5.2Fair2 pm3623
5.2Fair3 pm3421
5.5Good4 pm3119
5.3Fair5 pm2817
5.1Fair6 pm4025
Fri
5.6Good8 am3019
5.5Good9 am3421
5.5Good10 am3421
5.6Good11 am3220
5.8Good12 pm2818
5.9Good1 pm2717
6.1Good2 pm2415
6.2Good3 pm2213
6.3Good4 pm2012
6.5Good5 pm1811
4.3Fair6 pm1811
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 4 am, -0.9 m. High at 11 am, 1.3 m. Low at 5 pm, -1.1 mLow 4 am, -0.9 m3 ftHigh 11 am, 1.3 m4 ftLow 5 pm, -1.1 m4 ftNow4 am10 am4 pm10 pm
  • Low 4 am, -0.9 m3 ft
  • High 11 am, 1.3 m4 ft
  • Low 5 pm, -1.1 m4 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 73%
  • Sun3.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 67%
  • Mon6.3 GoodBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 11%
  • Tue6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 12%
  • Wed5.5 GoodBest 3 pm to 6 pmWind up to 28 km/h18 mph, rain 14%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 160 m520 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 790 m0.5 mi
  • Picnic tables400 m0.2 mi away
  • Playground400 m0.3 mi away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
820 m0.5 miDover at Blueback (WB)
Nearest town
2.5 km1.6 miLantzville (village)
Nearest airport
12 km7 miNanaimo Harbour Water Airport (ZNA)

Nearby places

  • The Curry CultureIndian
    790 m0.5 mi
  • Dover Chinese FoodChinese
    800 m0.5 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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