Cates Bay Beach

Bowen Island Municipality, Canada

Right now

Conditions at 3:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time.

Poor

Flat (0 m) at 2 s, heading toward NNW, with moderate cross-offshore wind toward NNE.

Swell

0 m

NNW

2 s

Wind

8 km/h

NNE

Cross-offshore

Tide

3 m

Rising

Weather

19 °C

Overcast

17 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Saturday, September 19, 2026

TimeRatingSwellSwell directionWindWind directionTideWeather

12 AM

Poor

0 m · 2 s

SSE

2 km/h · 4 km/h gusts

S

Cross-shore

1.8 m

Overcast · 14 °C

1 AM

Poor

0 m · 1 s

SW

2 km/h · 3 km/h gusts

E

Offshore

1.7 m

Partly cloudy · 13 °C

2 AM

Poor

0 m · 1 s

W

4 km/h · 4 km/h gusts

SE

Offshore

1.8 m

Overcast · 13 °C

3 AM

Poor

0 m · 1 s

W

4 km/h · 4 km/h gusts

SSE

Cross-shore

2 m

Overcast · 13 °C

4 AM

Poor

0 m · 1 s

W

5 km/h · 5 km/h gusts

S

Cross-shore

2.4 m

Mostly clear · 12 °C

5 AM

Poor

0 m · 1 s

W

4 km/h · 4 km/h gusts

S

Cross-shore

2.8 m

Clear · 12 °C

6 AM

Poor

0 m · 2 s

WNW

11 km/h · 12 km/h gusts

S

Cross-shore

3.1 m

Clear · 12 °C

7 AM

Poor

0 m · 2 s

NW

12 km/h · 12 km/h gusts

SSW

Cross-shore

3.2 m

Mostly clear · 12 °C

8 AM

Poor

0 m · 2 s

NW

6 km/h · 7 km/h gusts

SSW

Cross-shore

3.2 m

Clear · 12 °C

9 AM

Poor

0 m · 2 s

NW

4 km/h · 5 km/h gusts

SSW

Cross-shore

3.1 m

Partly cloudy · 15 °C

10 AM

Poor

0 m · 2 s

NW

2 km/h · 3 km/h gusts

W

Onshore

3 m

Overcast · 17 °C

11 AM

Poor

0 m · 2 s

NNW

3 km/h · 5 km/h gusts

N

Cross-shore

2.9 m

Partly cloudy · 18 °C

12 PM

Poor

0 m · 2 s

NNW

7 km/h · 7 km/h gusts

NNE

Cross-shore

2.8 m

Overcast · 19 °C

1 PM

Poor

0 m · 2 s

NNW

8 km/h · 8 km/h gusts

NNE

Cross-shore

2.7 m

Partly cloudy · 19 °C

2 PM

Poor

0 m · 2 s

NNW

8 km/h · 9 km/h gusts

NNE

Offshore

2.8 m

Partly cloudy · 19 °C

3 PM

Poor

0 m · 2 s

NNW

8 km/h · 9 km/h gusts

NNE

Offshore

3 m

Overcast · 19 °C

4 PM

Poor

0 m · 2 s

NNW

7 km/h · 8 km/h gusts

NNE

Cross-shore

3.3 m

Clear · 19 °C

5 PM

Poor

0 m · 2 s

NNW

6 km/h · 8 km/h gusts

N

Cross-shore

3.6 m

Clear · 19 °C

6 PM

Poor

0 m · 2 s

NNW

4 km/h · 6 km/h gusts

N

Cross-shore

3.8 m

Clear · 18 °C

7 PM

Poor

0 m · 2 s

NNW

1 km/h · 3 km/h gusts

NNW

Onshore

3.8 m

Clear · 17 °C

8 PM

Poor

0 m · 2 s

NNW

2 km/h · 5 km/h gusts

ESE

Offshore

3.6 m

Clear · 15 °C

9 PM

Poor

0 m · 2 s

NNW

3 km/h · 5 km/h gusts

E

Offshore

3.3 m

Clear · 14 °C

10 PM

Poor

0 m · 1 s

NNW

4 km/h · 8 km/h gusts

ENE

Offshore

2.9 m

Clear · 14 °C

11 PM

Poor

0 m · 1 s

NNW

3 km/h · 10 km/h gusts

ENE

Offshore

2.5 m

Partly cloudy · 13 °C

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