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Witty's Beach

Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada

Witty's Beach 2 photos

  • Wittys Lagoon Park beach. READ INFO IN PANORAMIO/COMMENTS

    Wittys Lagoon Park beach. READ INFO IN PANORAMIO/COMMENTS. John Newcomb, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Beach at Witty's Lagoon in Metchosin, British Columbia, Canada

    Beach at Witty's Lagoon in Metchosin, British Columbia, Canada. Alanarce, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:09 pm
8 am
7.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.1
4 km/h3 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.1
4 km/h3 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.1
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
7°C45°F
Water
12°C53°F
Wind
117 km/hmph W
Gusts
138 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:09 pm
Today
7.1Great8 am74
7.1Great9 am74
7.1Great10 am32
7.1Great11 am43
7.1Great12 pm64
7.1Great1 pm106
7.1Great2 pm74
7.1Great3 pm53
7.1Great4 pm43
7.1Great5 pm53
7.1Great6 pm53
Sat
4.5Fair8 am64
4.5Fair9 am74
4.5Fair10 am32
4.5Fair11 am53
4.0Fair12 pm21
4.0Fair1 pm43
4.0Fair2 pm74
4.0Fair3 pm96
4.0Fair4 pm117
4.0Fair5 pm106
3.6Poor6 pm95
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 4 am, -1.2 m. High at 11 am, 1.6 m. Low at 5 pm, -1.4 m. High at 11 pm, 1.4 mLow 4 am, -1.2 m4 ftHigh 11 am, 1.6 m5 ftLow 5 pm, -1.4 m5 ftHigh 11 pm, 1.4 m5 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 4 am, -1.2 m4 ft
  • High 11 am, 1.6 m5 ft
  • Low 5 pm, -1.4 m5 ft
  • High 11 pm, 1.4 m5 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

  • Restrooms220 m710 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 390 m0.2 mi. Listed as free
  • Picnic tables430 m0.3 mi away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
730 m0.5 miDuke Rd E at Gilbert
Nearest town
1.7 km1.1 miMetchosin (village)
Nearest airport
10 km6 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

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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 46%
  • Sun4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 52%
  • Mon6.6 GoodBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 6 km/h3 mph, rain 12%
  • Tue6.7 GoodBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 9%
  • Wed6.3 GoodBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 16%
  • Thu6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 12%