Hamsterley Beach
Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
No photo of Hamsterley Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:08 pm7.1
6 km/h3 mph wind, Great
7.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
7.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
7.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
7.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
7.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
7.1
7 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
7.1
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
7.0
4 km/h2 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
- 6°C43°F
- Water
- 12°C54°F
- Wind
- 43 km/hmph WNW
- Gusts
- 106 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.3 m<1 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:08 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 4 am, -1.2 m4 ft
- High 11 am, 1.6 m5 ft
- Low 5 pm, -1.4 m5 ft
- High 11 pm, 1.5 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
- Restrooms40 m130 ft away
- Drinking water50 m170 ft away
- Parking7 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 150 m490 ft. Fee not listed
- Picnic tables10 m20 ft away
- Playground80 m250 ft away
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 250 m830 ftHighway 17 at Sayward
- Nearest town
- 7 km4.3 miCentral Saanich (town)
- Nearest airport
- 12 km7 miVictoria Inner Harbour Airport (YWH)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Eagle Beach1.0 km0.6 mi south away7.1 Great later
- Water Ski Beach1.4 km0.9 mi west away7.1 Great later
- Sayward Beach1.9 km1.2 mi east away7.1 Great later
- Cordova Bay Beach2.4 km1.5 mi south-east away7.1 Great later
- North Beach2.5 km1.5 mi south away7.1 Great later
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 46%
- Sun3.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 51%
- Mon6.6 GoodBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 14%
- Tue6.6 GoodBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 9%
- Wed6.2 GoodBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 17%
- Thu6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 13%