Check the Beach

Shell Beach

Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District, British Columbia, Canada

Shell Beach 1 photo

  • All made in Canada!

    All made in Canada!. Phil Whitehouse from London, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 1 pm to 4 pm, sunset 6:17 pm
8 am
5.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.8
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.7
6 km/h3 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.7
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
5 pm
4.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair

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

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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
11°C52°F
Wind
1912 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
3723 km/hmph
Waves
2.1 m7 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:17 pm
Today
4.2Fair8 am138
5.0Fair9 am159
5.2Fair10 am2012
5.2Fair11 am2113
5.2Fair12 pm2013
5.1Fair1 pm2113
4.9Fair2 pm2214
4.7Fair3 pm2515
5.0Fair4 pm2113
4.9Fair5 pm2113
5.1Fair6 pm1912
Fri
5.9Good8 am106
5.8Good9 am96
5.7Good10 am63
6.0Good11 am53
5.9Good12 pm53
5.7Good1 pm32
6.0Good2 pm74
6.0Good3 pm96
5.7Good4 pm117
4.7Fair5 pm106
4.0Fair6 pm106
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 10 pm, 0.8 m. Low at 4 am, -1.0 m. High at 11 am, 1.2 m. Low at 5 pm, -1.1 mHigh 10 pm, 0.8 m3 ftLow 4 am, -1.0 m3 ftHigh 11 am, 1.2 m4 ftLow 5 pm, -1.1 m4 ftNow3 am9 am3 pm9 pm
  • High 10 pm, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 4 am, -1.0 m3 ft
  • High 11 am, 1.2 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.

  • Sat2.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 94%
  • Sun3.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 58%
  • Mon6.5 GoodBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 6%
  • Tue4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 7%
  • Wed6.4 GoodBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 8%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 150 m500 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink7 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 220 m720 ft

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
680 m0.4 miNorth Chesterman Beach Southbound
Nearest town
3.2 km2 miTofino (town)
Nearest airport
3 km2 miTofino General Hospital (CBC8)

Nearby places

  • The Pointe RestaurantFine dining
    220 m720 ft
  • TofitianFood and drink
    810 m0.5 mi
  • Browns SocialhouseRegional
    820 m0.5 mi
  • Surfside GrillBurger
    820 m0.5 mi
  • Wildside GrillBurger
    830 m0.5 mi

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

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