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Sunset Beach

Regional District of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

Sunset Beach 1 photo

  • Pacific Northwest Shibori

    Pacific Northwest Shibori. Gerry Thomasen from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to 6 pm, sunset 6:09 pm
8 am
5.7
30 km/h18 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.3
31 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.6
31 km/h19 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.7
30 km/h18 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.8
29 km/h18 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.9
27 km/h16 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.0
25 km/h15 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.1
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.3
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
6 pm
4.3
17 km/h11 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
11°C51°F
Water
13°C55°F
Wind
4126 km/hmph NW
Gusts
5937 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:09 pm
Today
5.7Good8 am3018
5.3Fair9 am3119
5.6Good10 am3119
5.7Good11 am3018
5.8Good12 pm2918
5.9Good1 pm2716
6.0Good2 pm2515
6.1Good3 pm2214
6.3Good4 pm2013
6.5Good5 pm1811
4.3Fair6 pm1711
Sat
3.7Poor8 am96
3.7Poor9 am96
3.7Poor10 am63
3.1Poor11 am63
3.0Poor12 pm85
2.9Poor1 pm159
2.6Poor2 pm2213
2.0Poor3 pm2415
2.4Poor4 pm2415
2.5Poor5 pm2214
2.9Poor6 pm1912
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 4 am, -0.9 m. High at 11 am, 1.3 m. Low at 5 pm, -1.1 m. High at 11 pm, 1.1 mLow 4 am, -0.9 m3 ftHigh 11 am, 1.3 m4 ftLow 5 pm, -1.1 m4 ftHigh 11 pm, 1.1 m4 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 4 am, -0.9 m3 ft
  • High 11 am, 1.3 m4 ft
  • Low 5 pm, -1.1 m4 ft
  • High 11 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.

  • Sun3.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 66%
  • Mon6.2 GoodBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 11%
  • Tue6.8 GoodBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 12%
  • Wed5.5 GoodBest 3 pm to 6 pmWind up to 28 km/h18 mph, rain 14%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms420 m0.3 mi away
  • Drinking water430 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 430 m0.3 mi. Listed as free
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 600 m0.4 mi
  • Picnic tables160 m530 ft away
  • Playground310 m0.2 mi away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
430 m0.3 miHammond Bay at McGuffie (WB)
Nearest town
7.8 km4.8 miLantzville (village)
Nearest airport
8 km5 miNanaimo Harbour Water Airport (ZNA)

Nearby places

  • The Piper's RestaurantFood and drink
    600 m0.4 mi

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

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