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First Beach

Regional District of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

First Beach 1 photo

  • Morrell Lake

    Morrell Lake. David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to 6 pm, sunset 6:09 pm
8 am
5.3
30 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.3
30 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.7
30 km/h18 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.0
25 km/h16 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.2
23 km/h15 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.1
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.1
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.1
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.7
15 km/h10 mph wind, Good
6 pm
4.6
13 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
13°C55°F
Wind
3723 km/hmph NW
Gusts
5836 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:09 pm
Today
4.1Fair8 am2113
4.3Fair9 am1711
4.0Fair10 am2314
4.1Fair11 am2516
5.0Fair12 pm2918
5.1Fair1 pm3220
4.8Fair2 pm3320
5.2Fair3 pm2918
5.9Good4 pm2415
5.5Good5 pm2415
5.0Fair6 pm3321
Fri
5.3Fair8 am3019
5.3Fair9 am3019
5.7Good10 am3018
6.0Good11 am2516
6.2Good12 pm2315
6.1Good1 pm2415
6.1Good2 pm2415
6.1Good3 pm2314
6.5Good4 pm1811
6.7Good5 pm1510
4.6Fair6 pm138
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 10 pm, 1.0 m. Low at 4 am, -0.9 m. High at 11 am, 1.3 m. Low at 5 pm, -1.1 mHigh 10 pm, 1.0 m3 ftLow 4 am, -0.9 m3 ftHigh 11 am, 1.3 m4 ftLow 5 pm, -1.1 m4 ftNow3 am9 am3 pm9 pm
  • High 10 pm, 1.0 m3 ft
  • 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.

  • Sat4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 73%
  • Sun3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 69%
  • Mon6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 12%
  • Tue6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 13%
  • Wed5.8 GoodBest 10 am to 1 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 13%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 10 m30 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms30 m100 ft away
  • Showers70 m210 ft away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 70 m240 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 990 m0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables50 m160 ft away
  • Playground190 m620 ft away
  • Boat ramp40 m120 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
410 m0.3 miArbot at Westwood (WB)
Nearest town
4.3 km2.7 miNanaimo (city)
Nearest airport
5 km3 miNanaimo Harbour Water Airport (ZNA)

Nearby places

  • Serious CoffeeCoffee shop
    990 m0.6 mi

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

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