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Florencia Bay

Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, Vancouver Island, Canada · Beach break

Local time — · Sunrise 08:31 · Sunset 17:44

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Reading the ocean.

SWELLRADAR is requesting a verified marine run for Florencia Bay.

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Spot intelligence.

Florencia Bay is a separate Pacific Rim beach south of Wickaninnish, not Florence in Oregon. The forest approach and stairs are access considerations, not proof of a sheltered beginner wave. Intermediate is a conservative grade for the unsplit exposed bay; choose the bank and exit from shore.

Profile source · Tourism Tofino · Florencia Bay
Profile sources & limits

Reviewed 19 Oct 2026 · not observation-validated

Published sources reviewed by SWELLRADAR, not validation against measured breaking waves. Swell-from and wind-from axes are independent qualitative ranking inputs, not surveyed shoreline bearings. The inherited generic 0.6–3.0 m offshore-model height bands are unchanged: they are not measured local surf limits, safe learner ranges or wave-face conversions. Requested marine points are not takeoffs; nearby beaches can share an offshore model cell without sharing sandbank conditions. Tide guidance does not establish safe access or water depth. Check the actual banks, hazards, posted restrictions and personal ability locally. Surf-Forecast names W swell in its description and WNW in its conditions summary. W is a coarse reference across that sector, not a measured optimum; NE wind is independent. Its all-stages description creates no preferred phase. Tourism Tofino establishes the stair access, while Parks Canada's coastal warnings remain relevant even when a bank looks manageable. No access-opening status, uniform seabed or safe exit time is inferred.

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Source-informed axes

Swell axis W · 270°

Offshore wind from NE · Intermediate profile

Wave

Left and right beach peaks

Sandbanks with rocks in the lineup

Swell window

W–WNW · W ranking reference

0.6–3.0 m offshore ranking band

Clean wind

NE · light offshore

Applied to wind scoring

Tide window

All stages · assess the banks

No tide phase affects scoring

Field guide

Read the break.

Character

01

Florencia Bay is defined by left and right beach peaks over sandbanks with rocks in the lineup. The shape can change with swell angle, period and the active section, so the live score should always be paired with a visual check from shore.

Best setup

02

W–WNW · W ranking reference swell, ne · light offshore and all stages · assess the banks form the profile baseline. SWELLRADAR retains 0.6–3.0 m as an offshore-model ranking band, not a measured local surf limit or a breaking-wave prediction.

Lineup read

03

Choose a peak that matches your experience and reassess it as tide and crowd change. Pay particular attention to lost shoe creek rip and lineup rocks, cold water, storm surge and rolling drift logs. Local signs and advice always take priority.

Know before you paddle

Live conditions and local advice always override this profile.

Lost Shoe Creek rip and lineup rocksCold waterStorm surge and rolling drift logsStair access and unsupervised water
Optional community layerRecent surfer reportsVoluntary and potentially incomplete. Not used for the forecast or Surf Score.

The break

Beach break

Intermediate. Works best with W–WNW · W ranking reference swell.

Timing

NE · light offshore

All stages · assess the banks. Re-check local observations and the lineup before you paddle out.

Data note

Model data unavailable

SWELLRADAR withholds numerical conditions, scores and surf windows until a quality-checked marine forecast is available.