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Second Beach

Regional District of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

Second Beach 1 photo

  • Morrell Lake

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

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to 6 pm, sunset 6:10 pm
8 am
5.3
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.2
25 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.3
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.9
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.1
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.0
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.3
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
6 pm
4.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
8°C47°F
Water
13°C55°F
Wind
2817 km/hmph NW
Gusts
5836 km/hmph
Waves
—
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:10 pm
Today
3.5Poor8 am1811
3.5Poor9 am1811
3.4Poor10 am2213
3.8Poor11 am2314
4.0Fair12 pm2515
5.0Fair1 pm2616
5.1Fair2 pm2516
5.3Fair3 pm2315
5.6Good4 pm2113
5.4Fair5 pm2314
4.8Fair6 pm2415
Fri
5.3Fair8 am2415
5.2Fair9 am2515
5.3Fair10 am2415
5.5Good11 am2113
5.8Good12 pm1811
5.9Good1 pm1711
6.1Good2 pm159
6.0Good3 pm159
6.3Good4 pm128
6.4Good5 pm117
4.0Fair6 pm117
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 10 pm, 1.0 m. Low at 4 am, -0.9 m. High at 11 am, 1.3 m. Low at 5 pm, -1.1 mHigh 10 pm, 1.0 m3 ftLow 4 am, -0.9 m3 ftHigh 11 am, 1.3 m4 ftLow 5 pm, -1.1 m4 ftNow3 am9 am3 pm9 pm
  • High 10 pm, 1.0 m3 ft
  • 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.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 72%
  • Sun3.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 70%
  • Mon6.0 GoodBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 12%
  • Tue6.2 GoodBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 12%
  • Wed5.6 GoodBest 11 am to 12 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 13%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 190 m630 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms140 m460 ft away
  • Showers150 m480 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 80 m270 ft. Listed as free
  • Picnic tables250 m820 ft away
  • Playground30 m80 ft away
  • Boat ramp240 m790 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
390 m0.2 miArbot at Fountain Gate (WB)
Nearest town
4.5 km2.8 miNanaimo (city)
Nearest airport
5 km3 miNanaimo Harbour Water Airport (ZNA)

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

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