Check the Beach

Dare Beach

Cowichan Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada

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

Today at a glance

Calmest: 2 pm to 5 pm, sunset 6:14 pm
8 am
5.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.9
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.9
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.0
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.0
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.0
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.1
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.9
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
6 pm
5.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair

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

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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
12°C53°F
Wind
127 km/hmph N
Gusts
2214 km/hmph
Waves
2.2 m7 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:14 pm
Today
5.9Good8 am117
5.9Good9 am32
5.9Good10 am32
6.0Good11 am21
6.0Good12 pm42
6.0Good1 pm42
6.1Good2 pm53
6.1Good3 pm53
6.1Good4 pm21
5.9Good5 pm74
5.0Fair6 pm53
Sat
3.9Poor8 am74
3.8Poor9 am74
3.9Poor10 am63
3.6Poor11 am64
3.3Poor12 pm128
3.1Poor1 pm159
3.0Poor2 pm1811
2.9Poor3 pm1912
2.8Poor4 pm1912
2.9Poor5 pm1610
2.3Poor6 pm149
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, 1.3 m. Low at 5 pm, -1.1 m. High at 11 pm, 1.1 mLow 4 am, -1.0 m3 ftHigh 11 am, 1.3 m4 ftLow 5 pm, -1.1 m4 ftHigh 11 pm, 1.1 m3 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 4 am, -1.0 m3 ft
  • High 11 am, 1.3 m4 ft
  • Low 5 pm, -1.1 m4 ft
  • High 11 pm, 1.1 m3 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.

  • Sun3.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 60%
  • Mon6.4 GoodBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 10%
  • Tue6.2 GoodBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 9%
  • Wed4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 12%
  • Thu6.5 GoodBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 10%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest airport
34 km21 miBamfield Water Aerodrome (YBF)

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

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