Island View Beach
Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
- Free parking
No photo of Island View 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
- 5°C41°F
- Water
- 12°C54°F
- Wind
- 32 km/hmph SW
- Gusts
- 85 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.2 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.
About Island View Beach
Island View Beach is located on the Eastern Cordova shore of the Saanich Peninsula, near Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Much of the southern part of the foreshore make up the public Island View Beach Regional Park.
Source: Island View Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Restrooms50 m160 ft away
- Drinking water250 m830 ft away
- Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 10 m40 ft. Listed as free
- Picnic tables70 m230 ft away
- Boat ramp50 m170 ft away
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 4.7 km2.9 miCentral Saanich (town)
- Nearest airport
- 16 km10 miVictoria Inner Harbour Airport (YWH)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Sayward Beach4.5 km2.8 mi south away7.1 Great later
- Hamsterley Beach4.5 km2.8 mi south-west away7.1 Great later
- Water Ski Beach5.1 km3.2 mi south-west away7.1 Great later
- Eagle Beach5.4 km3.3 mi south away7.1 Great later
- Cordova Bay Beach5.7 km3.5 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%