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Vancouver Island tides
Vancouver Island has 170 coastal places, including 78 main ones. All of them show today's tide, from 43 official stations.
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- Places with tides 170 of 170 112 with a station within 5 mi
- Biggest range today 15.9 ft in Port Hardy
- Spring tides Oct 26–28 full moon · with perigee · coef. 92
- Sun 8:04 am–6:06 pm 10 h 1 min of daylight
- Moon 91% · 7:18 pm waning gibbous
- Next phase Last quarter Sun, Nov 1 · 1:29 pm
Vancouver Island at a glance
- Coastal places: 170 (78 main ones and 92 more): 132 towns and cities, 25 beaches, 6 harbors, 4 bays and coves and 3 marinas.
- Province: British Columbia.
- With today's tide: 170 of 170 places (112 with a station within 5 miles and 57 within 31 miles).
- Most used station: Campbell River (TICON-4), for 9 places. 43 official stations in all.
- Biggest tide today: Port Hardy, with 15.9 ft between high and low tide (Port Hardy station).
- Smallest tide today: Gordon Head, with 1.1 ft.
- Tide type: mixed: two high and two low tides a day, but of quite different heights.
- Next spring tides: from October 26 to 28, with a coefficient of up to 92 and the moon near perigee.
- Sun: rises 23 minutes earlier in Cadboro Bay than in Winter Harbour, at the two ends of the area.
Today's tides by station
| Station | ▲ High tides | ▼ Low tides | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell River 9 places · TICON-4 | 7:58 am 6:09 pm | 12:32 am 12:31 pm | 11.8 ft |
| Tofino 9 places · UHSLC, TICON-4 | 2:52 am 2:22 pm | 8:14 am 9:12 pm | 11.8 ft |
| Victoria 8 places · TICON-4 | 8:44 am 3:08 pm | 10:42 am 11:43 pm | 9.1 ft |
| Alert Bay 8 places · TICON-4 | 3:30 am 2:58 pm | 8:45 am 9:59 pm | 15.4 ft |
| Bamfield 8 places · UHSLC, TICON-4 | 2:37 am 2:04 pm | 7:57 am 9:01 pm | 11.6 ft |
| Saanichton Bay 7 places · TICON-4 | 8:34 am 4:49 pm | 12:08 am 12:14 pm | 9.8 ft |
| Nanaimo Harbour 6 places · TICON-4 | 8:41 am 6:40 pm | 1:20 am 1:55 pm | 14.2 ft |
| Finnerty Cove 6 places · TICON-4 | 8:35 am 4:26 pm | 12:01 pm | 1.1 ft |
The 8 stations with the most places, out of 43 in the area. Each place uses the nearest official station in the same body of water. Range: from the day's highest high tide to its lowest low tide.
Main places on Vancouver Island
- Victoria High tide 8:44 am · 3:08 pm Low tide 10:42 am · 11:43 pm
- Nanaimo High tide 8:41 am · 6:40 pm Low tide 1:20 am · 1:55 pm
- Esquimalt High tide 4:00 pm Low tide 12:58 am
- Sooke High tide 5:39 am · 2:48 pm Low tide 8:09 am · 11:09 pm
- Comox High tide 8:42 am · 6:43 pm Low tide 1:22 am · 2:03 pm
- Campbell River High tide 7:58 am · 6:09 pm Low tide 12:32 am · 12:31 pm
- Ladysmith High tide 8:20 am · 5:57 pm Low tide 12:46 am · 1:09 pm
- Gordon Head High tide 8:35 am · 4:26 pm Low tide 12:01 pm
- Port Alberni High tide 2:39 am · 2:08 pm Low tide 8:00 am · 9:04 pm
- Oak Bay High tide 8:35 am · 4:26 pm Low tide 12:01 pm
- Saanich High tide 8:34 am · 4:49 pm Low tide 12:08 am · 12:14 pm
- Colwood High tide 4:02 pm Low tide 1:10 am
- James Bay High tide 8:45 am · 3:08 pm Low tide 10:41 am · 11:43 pm
- Sidney High tide 8:29 am · 5:00 pm Low tide 12:11 am · 12:21 pm
- Fairfield High tide 8:45 am · 3:08 pm Low tide 10:41 am · 11:43 pm
- View Royal High tide 3:03 pm Low tide 11:46 pm
- North Saanich High tide 8:29 am · 5:00 pm Low tide 12:11 am · 12:21 pm
- Fernwood High tide 8:44 am · 3:08 pm Low tide 10:42 am · 11:43 pm
- Victoria West High tide 8:44 am · 3:08 pm Low tide 10:42 am · 11:43 pm
- Langford High tide 4:02 pm Low tide 1:10 am
- North Cowichan High tide 8:24 am · 5:55 pm Low tide 12:49 am · 1:08 pm
- Courtenay High tide 8:42 am · 6:43 pm Low tide 1:22 am · 2:03 pm
- Port Hardy High tide 3:13 am · 2:47 pm Low tide 8:39 am · 9:36 pm
- Rockland High tide 8:45 am · 3:08 pm Low tide 10:41 am · 11:43 pm
The other 146 places on Vancouver Island (54 of them main places)
In alphabetical order. Each one with today's tides, sun and moon.
- Albert Head
- Ardmore
- Bamberton
- Bamfield
- Beaver Cove
- Boat Basin
- Boat Harbour
- Bowser
- Brady Beach
- Breaker Beach
- Brentwood Bay
- Burnside-Gorge
- Cachalot
- Cadboro Bay
- Campbell River Harbour Authority - Fisherman’s Wharf
- Carey
- Cedar
- Ceepeecee
- Chamiss Bay
- Chemainus
- Cherry Point
- Chesterman Beach
- Chetarpe
- China Beach
- Clo-oose
- Coal Harbour (Regional District of Mount Waddington)
- Columbia Beach
- Combers Beach
- Conawaga Beach
- Cordova Bay
- Cordova Bay Beach
- Cowichan Bay
- Crofton
- Dashwood
- Deep Bay
- Deep Cove
- Departure Bay
- Discovery Harbour Marina
- Dolphin Beach
- Duncan
- Duncan Bay
- Dunsmuir
- East Sooke
- Elk Bay
- Esperanza
- Estevan Point
- Fair Harbour
- Fairwinds
- Fanny Bay
- Florencia Beach
- Fort Rupert
- French Creek
- Genoa Bay
- Gonzales
- Harewood
- Harmac
- Hesquiat
- Hillside-Quadra
- Hkusam
- Holberg
- Hot Springs Cove
- Inner Harbour
- Island View Beach
- Jordan River
- Jubilee
- Keating
- Keeha Beach
- Kelsey Bay
- Kildonan
- Kokish
- Koksilah
- Kyuquot
- Lantzville
- Lazo
- Little River
- Long Beach
- Mabens Beach
- MacKenzie Beach
- Mahatta River
- Malahat
- Maple Bay
- McNeill Bay
- Metchosin
- Middle Beach
- Mill Bay
- Millstream
- Mud Bay
- Nanaimo Harbour
- Nanoose Bay
- Nanoose Harbour
- North Campbell River
- North Park
- Oaklands
- Ocean Grove
- Oyster River
- Pachena Beach
- Parksville
- Patricia Bay
- Port Albion
- Port Alice
- Port McNeill
- Port Renfrew
- Qualicum Beach
- Quatsino
- Radar Beaches
- Rock Bay
- Royston
- Rumble Beach
- Saanich Core
- Saanichton
- Saltair
- Saratoga Beach
- Saseenos
- Sayward
- Sayward Beach
- Shelbourne
- Shelter Point
- Shirley
- Shushartie
- Six Mile
- Sombrio Beach
- Sooke Basin
- Stanley Beach
- Stewardson Inlet
- Stories Beach
- Suquash
- Tahsis
- Telegraph Cove
- Tillicum
- Tofino
- Tonquin Beach
- Tsehum Harbour
- Ucluelet
- Union Bay
- Upper Harbour
- Van Isle Marina
- Victoria Harbour
- Wall Beach
- Weir Beach
- Whyac
- Wickaninnish Beach
- Williams Beach
- Willows Beach
- Winter Harbour
- Yreka
- Zeballos
Questions about the tides on Vancouver Island
What time is high tide today on Vancouver Island?
Today, at the Campbell River station, used by 9 places on Vancouver Island, high tide is at 7:58 am (12.9 ft) and 6:09 pm (12.9 ft), and low tide at 12:32 am and 12:31 pm. It can change by a few minutes from place to place: check each place's page.
Where is the biggest tide on Vancouver Island?
Today, in Port Hardy: 15.9 ft between high and low tide (Port Hardy station). The smallest is in Gordon Head, with 1.1 ft. The range changes every day with the moon.
When are the next spring tides on Vancouver Island?
From October 26 to 28, after the new or full moon, with the moon near perigee, so they will be bigger than usual. At the Campbell River station the coefficient will reach 92.
How many tides a day are there on Vancouver Island?
The tide is mixed: two high and two low tides a day, but of quite different heights. Each high tide comes about 50 minutes later than the day before.
What time are sunrise and sunset today on Vancouver Island?
In the middle of the area, the sun rises at 8:04 am and sets at 6:06 pm: 10 h 1 min of daylight. In Cadboro Bay it rises 23 minutes earlier than in Winter Harbour.
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Understanding tides
Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). How we calculate the tide