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Medicine Beach

Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada

Medicine Beach 4 photos

  • Medicine Beach Nature Reserve

    Medicine Beach Nature Reserve. David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Southern Gulf Islands, BC, Canada - panoramio (13)

    Southern Gulf Islands, BC, Canada - panoramio (13). AB87, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Magic Lake

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

  • Wooden Bridge

    Wooden Bridge. David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:07 pm
8 am
7.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.0
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.0
1 km/h1 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
10°C50°F
Water
12°C54°F
Wind
2415 km/hmph NW
Gusts
5132 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:07 pm
Today
4.4Fair8 am42
4.3Fair9 am32
4.1Fair10 am85
4.5Fair11 am32
4.7Fair12 pm53
6.1Good1 pm96
5.4Fair2 pm159
5.9Good3 pm127
6.6Good4 pm53
6.5Good5 pm95
6.8Good6 pm85
Fri
7.1Great8 am106
7.1Great9 am106
7.1Great10 am117
7.0Great11 am128
7.0Great12 pm138
7.1Great1 pm117
7.1Great2 pm106
7.1Great3 pm106
7.1Great4 pm74
7.1Great5 pm32
7.0Great6 pm11
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 10 pm, 1.3 m. Low at 4 am, -1.2 m. High at 11 am, 1.7 m. Low at 5 pm, -1.4 mHigh 10 pm, 1.3 m4 ftLow 4 am, -1.2 m4 ftHigh 11 am, 1.7 m6 ftLow 5 pm, -1.4 m5 ftNow3 am9 am3 pm9 pm
  • High 10 pm, 1.3 m4 ft
  • Low 4 am, -1.2 m4 ft
  • High 11 am, 1.7 m6 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

  • Restrooms330 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 130 m410 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 430 m0.3 mi
  • Playground100 m320 ft away

Getting there

Nearest town
9.6 km5.9 miMayne (village)
Nearest airport
3 km2 miBedwell Harbour Water Aerodrome (YBW)

Nearby places

  • Coffee + KitchenFood and drink
    430 m0.3 mi
  • Slow Coast CoffeeCoffee shop
    580 m0.4 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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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 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Sat4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 47%
  • Sun3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 57%
  • Mon6.5 GoodBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 18%
  • Tue6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 13%
  • Wed3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 19%