Overview

Rathtrevor Beach is a popular provincial park located near Parksville, on the east coast of Vancouver Island. The spot faces east toward the Georgia Strait. The beach is famous for its immense sand flats at low tide — the water retreats several hundred metres. Family-friendly spot, very busy in summer with camping in the park.

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Spot forecast for Vancouver Island | Rathtrevor Beach

Sunrise 07:46 · Sunset 18:17

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

Next tides

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
High tide Tue 20 · 20:53 · 2.9 m

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Vancouver Island | Rathtrevor Beach: 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

167h

in July · 23 rideable days

The season runs from April to October, peaking in July: 21 rideable days a month and 167 hours of usable wind, at 20 °C. The low point is February, at 11.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 83%13-20 knots · 16%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 83% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 6 °C. The wettest month is December, with 115 mm.

Monthly averages: Vancouver Island | Rathtrevor Beach

Monthly averages — Vancouver Island | Rathtrevor Beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	16.0	130 h	6 °C	89 mm
February	11.5	104 h	6 °C	52 mm
March	18.0	162 h	10 °C	82 mm
April	19.0	151 h	14 °C	28 mm
May	20.0	153 h	18 °C	71 mm
June	20.5	174 h	21 °C	10 mm
July	23.0	167 h	26 °C	11 mm
August	21.5	155 h	24 °C	46 mm
September	19.5	136 h	21 °C	50 mm
October	20.0	146 h	13 °C	76 mm
November	18.5	142 h	9 °C	103 mm
December	17.0	127 h	8 °C	115 mm

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Technical details of Vancouver Island | Rathtrevor Beach spot

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

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Spot opening date · Required level

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

On the water

Flat to slightly choppy water. Very flat sandy bottom. Extremely tide-dependent: at low tide, water is hundreds of metres from the beach. Riding only possible at high tide or mid-rising tide. Moderate fetch from the east.

Hazards

Extreme tidal range — risk of being stranded on sand if tide goes out. Very busy swimming zone in summer (provincial park). Floating logs. Cold water. Provincial park regulations — check authorized zones for kitesurfing.

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