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Gonzales Beach

Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada

Gonzales Beach 3 photos

  • Driftwood beach

    Driftwood beach. Caitriana Nicholson from 北京 ~ Beijing, 中国 ~ China, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Eupentacta quinquesemita 341055492

    Eupentacta quinquesemita 341055492. emma reader-lee, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • CCGS Gordon Reid off Ross Bay

    CCGS Gordon Reid off Ross Bay. KenWalker kgw@lunar.ca, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:08 pm
8 am
7.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.1
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.1
4 km/h3 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.1
7 km/h5 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.1
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
7°C44°F
Water
12°C54°F
Wind
96 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:08 pm
Today
5.9Good8 am53
4.5Fair9 am42
4.4Fair10 am53
4.8Fair11 am42
4.7Fair12 pm53
5.9Good1 pm53
4.7Fair2 pm10
5.3Fair3 pm63
6.6Good4 pm53
6.1Good5 pm85
7.0Great6 pm85
Fri
7.1Great8 am106
7.1Great9 am85
7.1Great10 am42
7.1Great11 am43
7.1Great12 pm75
7.1Great1 pm74
7.1Great2 pm117
7.1Great3 pm96
7.1Great4 pm85
7.1Great5 pm21
7.1Great6 pm64
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 4 am, -1.2 m. High at 11 am, 1.7 m. Low at 5 pm, -1.4 mLow 4 am, -1.2 m4 ftHigh 11 am, 1.7 m5 ftLow 5 pm, -1.4 m5 ftNow5 am11 am5 pm11 pm
  • Low 4 am, -1.2 m4 ft
  • High 11 am, 1.7 m5 ft
  • Low 5 pm, -1.4 m5 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Restrooms160 m530 ft away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 150 m480 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables120 m410 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
120 m380 ftCrescent at Foul Bay
Nearest town
1.9 km1.2 miOak Bay (town)
Nearest airport
5 km3 miVictoria Inner Harbour Airport (YWH)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Gonzales Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Fri7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Sat4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 44%
  • Sun3.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 52%
  • Mon6.4 GoodBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 15%
  • Tue6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 11%
  • Wed4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 19%