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Comox Valley Wing-Nuts
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017-Day Stoke Forecast

Best session each day · tap to jump to its card

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Today9/10
Fri9/11
Sat9/12
Sun9/13
Mon9/14
Tue9/15
Wed9/16
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
Send It
Updated 1h 29m ago
Current
1kt / 5 gust
SEoff
forecast · ECMWF
Stoke Score
Send It3.6
Today · PM
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Today
Morning0.6★Beach Daysplit
Local gust☆☆☆☆☆—7kt NE· off-direction· peak ~6am
Temp Δ★★★☆☆—+3.9°· Port Alberni 20° → Tofino 16°· peak ~11am
Local gust 7kt NE→0.1★(×0.35)+Temp Δ +3.9°→2.8★(×0.65)=1.8★→ wind-capped to 0.6★
Driven by Temp Δ · drag Local gust
Afternoonbest3.6★Send Italigned
Local gust★★★☆☆—17kt SW· off-direction· peak ~3pm
Temp Δ★★★★☆—+6.7°· Port Alberni 24° → Tofino 17°· peak ~3pm
Local gust 17kt SW→3.2★(×0.35)+Temp Δ +6.7°→3.8★(×0.65)=3.6★
Driven by Temp Δ
Windpeak 17kt SW
speed (kt)gustarrow points downwind
05101520peak6a12p6pnow
10:21 PM · 1kt · gust 3 · SSE 148°
"Maui of the North." Strong westerly thermal in summer. Light morning, builds by noon, screams by 2pm.
China Creek
Alberni Inlet · HRRR
Worth It
Updated 1h 29m ago
Current
2kt / 5 gust
Soff'ish
forecast · HRRR
Stoke Score
Worth It2.8
Today · PM
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Today
Morning1.8★Marginalmixed
Local gust★★☆☆☆—11kt W· off-direction· peak ~8am
Temp Δ★★★☆☆—+2.9°· Port Alberni 20° → Bamfield 17°· peak ~11am
Pressure Δ★☆☆☆☆—+0.3 hPa onshore· peak ~11am
Local gust 11kt W→1.8★(×0.35)+Temp Δ +2.9°→2.8★(×0.40)+Pressure Δ +0.3 hPa→1.5★(×0.25)=2.1★→ wind-capped to 1.8★
Driven by Temp Δ · drag Pressure Δ
Afternoonbest2.8★Worth Italigned
Local gust★★★☆☆—14kt SSW· off-direction· peak ~3pm
Temp Δ★★★★☆—+5.1°· Port Alberni 24° → Bamfield 19°· peak ~3pm
Pressure Δ★★★☆☆—+0.9 hPa onshore· peak ~3pm
Local gust 14kt SSW→2.8★(×0.35)+Temp Δ +5.1°→3.8★(×0.40)+Pressure Δ +0.9 hPa→2.8★(×0.25)=3.2★→ wind-capped to 2.8★
Driven by Temp Δ
Windpeak 20kt SSW
speed (kt)gustarrow points downwind
01020peak6a12p6pnow
10:21 PM · 3kt · gust 5 · SSW 198°
Satellite / fog view
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 1h 29m ago
Current
6kt / 5 gust
NNWoff
forecast · GEM
Stoke Score
Beach Day0.7
Today · AM
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Today
Morningbest0.7★Beach Dayaligned
Local gust☆☆☆☆☆—19kt NNW· off-direction· peak ~10am
Driven by Local gust
Afternoon0.5★Beach Dayaligned
Local gust☆☆☆☆☆—15kt N· off-direction· peak ~noon
Driven by Local gust
Windpeak 19kt NNW
speed (kt)gustarrow points downwind
01020peak6a12p6pnow
10:21 PM · 5kt · gust 5 · NNW 333°
Tide3.4mINSIDE ✓OUTSIDE ✓
2m inside min4.41.24.96a12p6p
10:21 PM · 3.2 m
Tide above 2m — inside the bay is in.
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
Send It
Updated 1h 29m ago
Current
10kt / 11 gust
NNWgood
forecast · GEM
Stoke Score
Send It4.0
Today · AM
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Today
Morningbest4.0★Send Italigned
Local gust★★★★☆—18kt NNW· on-direction· peak ~10am
Driven by Local gust
Afternoon2.7★Marginalaligned
Local gust★★☆☆☆—14kt N· on-direction· peak ~noon
Driven by Local gust
Windpeak 18kt NNW
speed (kt)gustarrow points downwind
01020peak6a12p6pnow
10:21 PM · 8kt · gust 8 · NNW 341°
Tide3.4m
4.41.24.96a12p6p
10:21 PM · 3.2 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