Check the Beach

Mother's Beach

Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada

Mother's Beach 5 photos

  • Beach of Bowfest Field

    Beach of Bowfest Field. David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Lagoon Bridge

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

  • Ferry Landing at Snug Cove

    Ferry Landing at Snug Cove. David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Queen of Capilano at Bowen Island

    Queen of Capilano at Bowen Island. Richard Eriksson, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Bowen Island View - panoramio

    Bowen Island View - panoramio. Kiwibirdman, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:07 pm
8 am
7.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.0
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
4 pm
6.8
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good

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
8°C47°F
Water
13°C55°F
Wind
106 km/hmph SSW
Gusts
127 km/hmph
Waves
0.6 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:07 pm
Today
7.1Great8 am127
7.0Great9 am117
7.1Great10 am85
7.1Great11 am53
7.1Great12 pm53
7.1Great1 pm53
7.0Great2 pm53
7.0Great3 pm32
6.8Good4 pm21
6.8Good5 pm53
6.4Good6 pm85
Sat
4.3Fair8 am42
4.1Fair9 am74
3.6Poor10 am1911
3.6Poor11 am1912
2.9Poor12 pm159
2.7Poor1 pm117
3.0Poor2 pm128
3.0Poor3 pm106
2.0Poor4 pm128
2.0Poor5 pm1711
2.5Poor6 pm2314
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 m. High at 11 pm, 1.5 mLow 4 am, -1.2 m4 ftHigh 11 am, 1.7 m5 ftLow 5 pm, -1.4 m5 ftHigh 11 pm, 1.5 m5 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 4 am, -1.2 m4 ft
  • High 11 am, 1.7 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

  • LifeguardNone listed
  • Restrooms180 m600 ft away
  • Drinking waterWithin 500 m0.3 mi
  • Parking36 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 200 m660 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink14 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Rentals1 within 500 m0.3 mi
  • SurfacePebbles

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
300 m980 ft
Nearest airport
29 km18 miSechelt Airport (YHS)

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.

  • Sat4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 73%
  • Sun4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 57%
  • Mon6.6 GoodBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 10%
  • Tue6.6 GoodBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 10%
  • Wed6.5 GoodBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 11%
  • Thu6.8 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 6 km/h3 mph, rain 7%