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Comox Valley Wing-Nuts
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Issued Thu, Aug 13, 14:36
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017-Day Stoke Forecast

Best session each day · tap to jump to its card

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Today8/13
Fri8/14
Sat8/15
Sun8/16
Mon8/17
Tue8/18
Wed8/19
Great · Send ItGood · Worth ItMarginalPoor · Beach Day
AM/PM = best session · AM+PM = both sessions good

02Spot Reports

Live · 30-min revalidate
Nitinaht
West Coast · Lake · ECMWF
Worth It
Updated 18 min ago
Current
4kt / 14 gust
SWoff'ish
forecast · ECMWF
Stoke Score
Worth It2.8
Today · PM
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Today
Morning0.5★Beach Daysplit
Local gust☆☆☆☆☆—7kt WSW· on-direction· peak ~11am
Temp Δ★★★★★—+9.3°· Port Alberni 26° → Tofino 16°· peak ~11am
Driven by Temp Δ · drag Local gust
Afternoonbest2.8★Worth Itsplit
Local gust★★☆☆☆—14kt SW· off-direction· peak ~3pm
Temp Δ★★★★★—+15.2°· Port Alberni 30° → Tofino 15°· peak ~3pm
Driven by Temp Δ · drag Local gust
Windpeak 14kt SW
speed (kt)gustarrow points downwind
05101520peak6a12p6pnow
2:36 PM · 4kt · gust 14 · SW 231°
"Maui of the North." Strong westerly thermal in summer. Light morning, builds by noon, screams by 2pm.
China Creek
Alberni Inlet · ECMWF
Worth It
Updated 18 min ago
Current
4kt / 14 gust
SWgood
forecast · ECMWF
Stoke Score
Worth It2.8
Today · PM
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Today
Morning0.5★Beach Daysplit
Local gust☆☆☆☆☆—7kt WSW· on-direction· peak ~11am
Temp Δ★★★★★—+10.1°· Port Alberni 26° → Bamfield 16°· peak ~11am
Pressure Δ★☆☆☆☆—+0.8 hPa onshore· peak ~11am
Driven by Temp Δ · drag Local gust
Afternoonbest2.8★Worth Itmixed
Local gust★★★☆☆—14kt SW· on-direction· peak ~3pm
Temp Δ★★★★★—+13.9°· Port Alberni 30° → Bamfield 16°· peak ~5pm
Pressure Δ★★★★☆—+1.6 hPa onshore· peak ~5pm
Driven by Temp Δ
Windpeak 14kt SW
speed (kt)gustarrow points downwind
05101520peak6a12p6pnow
2:36 PM · 4kt · gust 14 · SW 231°
Inflow wind up the inlet on hot inland days. Lighter than Nitinaht but glassy water and easy logistics.
Goose Spit
Comox · Saltwater · GEM
Beach Day
Updated 13 min ago
Current
5kt / – gust
ENEoff'ish
observed 36m ago · CYQQ
Stoke Score
Beach Day0.1
Today · PM
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Today
Morning0.1★Beach Dayaligned
Local gust☆☆☆☆☆—4kt ENE· off-direction· peak ~11am
Driven by Local gust
Afternoonbest0.1★Beach Dayaligned
Local gust☆☆☆☆☆—4kt ENE· off-direction· peak ~noon
Driven by Local gust
Windpeak 4kt ENE
speed (kt)gustarrow points downwind
0510peak6a12p6pnow
2:36 PM · 3kt · gust 3 · E 93°
Tide1.7mINSIDE ✗OUTSIDE ✓
2m inside min3.14.50.75.06a12p6p
2:36 PM · 1.4 m
Tide below 2m — outside only.
Home spot. Best on SE before a front pushes through. Inside the bay only works above ~2m tide; outside rides any tide.
Singing Sands
Little River · Comox · GEM
Beach Day
Updated 13 min ago
Current
5kt / – gust
ENEoff'ish
observed 36m ago · CYQQ
Stoke Score
Beach Day0.2
Today · AM
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Today
Morningbest0.2★Beach Dayaligned
Local gust☆☆☆☆☆—4kt NE· off-direction· peak ~11am
Driven by Local gust
Afternoon0.1★Beach Dayaligned
Local gust☆☆☆☆☆—4kt NE· off-direction· peak ~noon
Driven by Local gust
Windpeak 7kt NNW
speed (kt)gustarrow points downwind
0510peak6a12p6pnow
2:36 PM · 2kt · gust 3 · ENE 62°
Tide1.7m
3.14.50.75.06a12p6p
2:36 PM · 1.4 m
Little River beach near the ferry terminal. Rides best on NW outflow with clean Strait exposure.

03Reading the Forecast

Methodology · Scale · Sources

The Stoke Score

A verdict and a 0–5 star rating for every morning & afternoon window. It blends the wind signals that matter at each spot — local wind, thermal gradient, pressure differential, regional wind — each weighted by how much it actually drives the wind there. More stars = go.

3.5★ +Send It — prime window, book it
2.8 – 3.4★Worth It — solid session likely
1.8 – 2.7★Marginal — worth a peek on the way
under 1.8★Beach Day — stay home, train instead

Data Sources

Wind model — Open-Meteo ECMWF IFS (offshore spots) or RDPS (Comox)
Thermal engine— inland vs coast temperature & pressure differential (Open-Meteo)
Tides — DFO CHS Integrated Water Level Service, station 07965 (Comox)
Airport obs — Environment Canada SWOB-ML (CYQQ Comox), proxied server-side