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
5.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.8
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.7
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.9
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.9
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.0
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.1
7 km/h4 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°C47°F
Water
12°C53°F
Wind
117 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
1711 km/hmph
Waves
2.2 m7 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:14 pm
Today
5.7Good8 am106
5.8Good9 am32
5.7Good10 am42
5.9Good11 am21
5.9Good12 pm32
6.0Good1 pm74
6.0Good2 pm95
6.0Good3 pm85
6.1Good4 pm74
5.9Good5 pm74
5.0Fair6 pm53
Sat
3.9Poor8 am74
3.9Poor9 am74
3.9Poor10 am63
3.8Poor11 am64
3.3Poor12 pm128
3.1Poor1 pm159
3.0Poor2 pm1811
2.9Poor3 pm1912
3.0Poor4 pm159
3.0Poor5 pm149
2.3Poor6 pm96
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%
  • Tue4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 9%
  • Wed6.1 GoodBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 12%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest airport
36 km22 miBamfield Water Aerodrome (YBF)

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

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