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Columbia Beach

Regional District of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

Columbia Beach 4 photos

  • Qualicum beach airport

    Qualicum beach airport. Ken Walker kgw@lunar.ca, CC BY-SA 2.5. Source

  • Sunset Georgian Strait, BC - panoramio

    Sunset Georgian Strait, BC - panoramio. starkerry, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • End of summer sunset - panoramio

    End of summer sunset - panoramio. starkerry, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • French Creek Harbour Vancouver Island. 2010 - panoramio

    French Creek Harbour Vancouver Island. 2010 - panoramio. starkerry, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 2 pm to 5 pm, sunset 6:11 pm
8 am
6.0
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.2
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.2
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.2
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.4
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
6 pm
4.7
12 km/h8 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
12°C54°F
Wind
2616 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
3823 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:11 pm
Today
4.5Fair8 am159
4.7Fair9 am138
6.0Good10 am1610
4.6Fair11 am2515
5.4Fair12 pm2616
6.1Good1 pm2415
6.0Good2 pm2415
6.0Good3 pm2415
6.0Good4 pm2314
5.5Good5 pm2516
5.1Fair6 pm3320
Fri
6.0Good8 am2616
6.2Good9 am2314
6.2Good10 am2214
6.2Good11 am2314
6.4Good12 pm2113
6.6Good1 pm1811
6.6Good2 pm1610
6.6Good3 pm159
6.7Good4 pm149
6.6Good5 pm138
4.7Fair6 pm128
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 ftNow5 am11 am5 pm11 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.

  • Sat3.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 83%
  • Sun3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 67%
  • Mon6.8 GoodBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 10%
  • Tue6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 9%
  • Wed5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h18 mph, rain 14%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 380 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
190 m610 ftPintail at Eaglecrest Dr (WB)
Nearest town
3.9 km2.4 miQualicum Beach (town)
Nearest airport
2 km1 miQualicum Beach Airport (XQU)

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

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