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Skipping Rock Beach

Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:10 pm
8 am
7.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.1
4 km/h3 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.1
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.1
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.0
5 km/h3 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
6°C42°F
Water
12°C53°F
Wind
21 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
42 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:10 pm
Today
7.1Great8 am85
7.1Great9 am117
7.1Great10 am64
7.1Great11 am43
7.1Great12 pm21
7.0Great1 pm85
7.1Great2 pm95
7.1Great3 pm85
7.1Great4 pm85
7.1Great5 pm85
7.0Great6 pm53
Sat
4.4Fair8 am21
4.4Fair9 am10
4.4Fair10 am42
4.4Fair11 am11
4.0Fair12 pm32
4.0Fair1 pm32
4.0Fair2 pm32
4.0Fair3 pm74
4.0Fair4 pm64
4.0Fair5 pm53
3.6Poor6 pm106
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 4 am, -1.1 m. High at 11 am, 1.5 m. Low at 5 pm, -1.4 m. High at 11 pm, 1.4 mLow 4 am, -1.1 m4 ftHigh 11 am, 1.5 m5 ftLow 5 pm, -1.4 m4 ftHigh 11 pm, 1.4 m4 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 am
  • Low 4 am, -1.1 m4 ft
  • High 11 am, 1.5 m5 ft
  • Low 5 pm, -1.4 m4 ft
  • High 11 pm, 1.4 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

  • Picnic tables60 m180 ft away

Getting there

Nearest town
7.1 km4.4 miSooke (town)
Nearest airport
25 km16 miVictoria Inner Harbour Airport (YWH)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Skipping Rock Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 48%
  • Sun4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 50%
  • Mon6.7 GoodBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 11%
  • Tue6.7 GoodBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 9%
  • Wed6.2 GoodBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 13%
  • Thu6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 7 km/h5 mph, rain 10%