Overview

Singing Sands is a beach located near Comox on the east coast of Vancouver Island. The name comes from the characteristic sound the sand makes underfoot. The spot faces northeast toward the Georgia Strait. Fine sand beach with protected conditions.

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Spot forecast for Singing Sands

Sunrise 07:49 · Sunset 18:18

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

Next tides

High tide Mon 19 · 19:39 · 2.9 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 02:39 · 1.3 m
High tide Tue 20 · 09:33 · 2.9 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 15:19 · 2 m

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Singing Sands: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

127h

in July · 18 rideable days

The season runs from April to August, peaking in July: 13 rideable days a month and 127 hours of usable wind, at 20 °C. The low point is January, at 3 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 89%13-20 knots · 11%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 89% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 5 °C. The wettest month is December, with 167 mm.

Monthly averages: Singing Sands

Monthly averages — Singing Sands — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	3.0	11 h	5 °C	153 mm
February	3.5	16 h	6 °C	76 mm
March	5.5	30 h	9 °C	133 mm
April	11.5	77 h	13 °C	30 mm
May	14.5	85 h	17 °C	40 mm
June	13.0	86 h	20 °C	16 mm
July	18.0	127 h	25 °C	5 mm
August	10.0	55 h	25 °C	32 mm
September	7.5	43 h	20 °C	72 mm
October	6.5	32 h	12 °C	110 mm
November	3.0	20 h	9 °C	156 mm
December	3.5	18 h	7 °C	167 mm

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Technical details of Singing Sands spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE.

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Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

On the water

Flat to choppy water in the Georgia Strait. Fine sandy bottom. Moderate fetch from the NE. Shallow water. Mild conditions suitable for all levels at high tide.

Hazards

Floating logs. Cold water. Mudflats possible at low tide. Check tide conditions before riding.

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