Rock Beach
Regional District of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
No photo of Rock Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Tomorrow at a glance
Best: 8 am to 6 pm, sunset 6:11 pm7.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7.0
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
7.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
6.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
6.9
7 km/h5 mph wind, Good
6.8
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
4.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 8 am to 6 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 7°C45°F
- Water
- 12°C54°F
- Wind
- 117 km/hmph W
- Gusts
- 2113 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.9 m3 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:11 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 4 am, -0.9 m3 ft
- High 11 am, 1.3 m4 ft
- Low 5 pm, -1.1 m4 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
We do not have facility details for this beach yet.
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 6 km3.7 miParksville (city)
- Nearest airport
- 9 km6 miQualicum Beach Airport (XQU)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Rathtrevor Beach7.6 km4.7 mi north-east away6.6 Good tomorrow
- North Rathtrevor Beach8.1 km5.0 mi north-east away6.6 Good tomorrow
- Wall Beach8.7 km5.4 mi north-east away6.6 Good tomorrow
- Columbia Beach11 km6.9 mi north-west away6.4 Good tomorrow
- \13 km8.1 mi east away6.2 Good tomorrow
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Fri7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 1%
- Sat3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 80%
- Sun4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 68%
- Mon6.9 GoodBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 10%
- Tue6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 10%
- Wed6.5 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 14%