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Cox Bay Beach

Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District, British Columbia, Canada

Cox Bay Beach 5 photos

  • Long Beach - panoramio - Jack Borno (1)

    Long Beach - panoramio - Jack Borno (1). Jack Borno, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Cox bay beach sunset

    Cox bay beach sunset. Emma0mb, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Cox Bay from Pacific Sands Resort

    Cox Bay from Pacific Sands Resort. Roy Luck, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Boardwalk to the rocky headland north of Cox Bay

    Boardwalk to the rocky headland north of Cox Bay. Roy Luck, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Cox Bay, south of Tofino BC

    Cox Bay, south of Tofino BC. Roy Luck, CC BY 2.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 1 pm to 4 pm, sunset 6:17 pm
8 am
5.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.7
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.0
6 km/h3 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.0
7 km/h5 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
5 pm
4.6
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.0
11 km/h7 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
8°C46°F
Water
11°C52°F
Wind
1811 km/hmph NW
Gusts
3924 km/hmph
Waves
2.1 m7 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:17 pm
Today
4.0Fair8 am149
5.0Fair9 am1610
5.3Fair10 am2012
5.2Fair11 am2013
5.1Fair12 pm2113
4.8Fair1 pm2415
4.6Fair2 pm2616
4.1Fair3 pm2818
4.8Fair4 pm2314
4.7Fair5 pm2314
5.0Fair6 pm2012
Fri
5.9Good8 am117
5.8Good9 am106
5.7Good10 am64
6.0Good11 am63
6.0Good12 pm64
5.8Good1 pm53
6.0Good2 pm75
6.1Good3 pm117
5.7Good4 pm138
4.6Fair5 pm128
4.0Fair6 pm117
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 4 am, -1.0 m. High at 11 am, 1.2 m. Low at 5 pm, -1.1 mLow 4 am, -1.0 m3 ftHigh 11 am, 1.2 m4 ftLow 5 pm, -1.1 m4 ftNow4 am10 am4 pm10 pm
  • Low 4 am, -1.0 m3 ft
  • High 11 am, 1.2 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.

  • Sat2.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 94%
  • Sun3.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 59%
  • Mon6.5 GoodBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 6%
  • Tue4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 7%
  • Wed6.4 GoodBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 9%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms290 m950 ft away
  • Showers370 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 430 m0.3 mi. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 410 m0.3 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
780 m0.5 miTofino Visitor Centre
Nearest town
6.1 km3.8 miTofino (town)
Nearest airport
6 km4 miTofino General Hospital (CBC8)

Nearby places

  • The SandBar BistroFood and drink
    410 m0.3 mi
  • Surfside GrillAmerican
    580 m0.4 mi

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

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