Parksville tides
Predicted from the Northwest Bay gauge, 3 miles away. Heights in metres above Chart Datum. Also covers Rathtrevor Beach and Madrona Point.
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Water level now
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Highs and lows
- 4:44 amLow tide1.3 m
- 12:37 pmHigh tide4.8 m
- 7:13 pmLow tide3.0 m
- 11:17 pmHigh tide3.5 m
Sun and moon
- Sunrise
- 7:05 am
- Sunset
- 4:55 pm
- Daylight
- 9 hr 50 min
- Moonset
- 2:19 pm
- Moon
- Waning crescent 39%
Both of today’s low tides fall after dark.
About Parksville
Parksville is renowned for its vast, shallow sandy beaches, headlined by Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park and Madrona Point. Rathtrevor Beach features a massive sandy expanse where the ocean recedes nearly a kilometer at low tide, making it a paradise for warm-water wading, sandcastle building, beachcombing, and paddleboarding. Madrona Point offers rocky drop-offs favored by local scuba divers. A tide chart is the most important tool for a Parksville visit: extreme low tides expose vast tidal flats ideal for clamming, shell collecting, and walking, while incoming high tides quickly cover the sun-warmed sand, heating the incoming ocean water for warm swimming.
This week
Mon
2 Nov
4.8 m
12:37 pm
1.3 m
4:44 am
Tue
3 Nov
4.8 m
1:22 pm
1.7 m
5:54 am
Wed
4 Nov
4.7 m
2:00 pm
2.1 m
7:04 am
Thu
5 Nov
4.6 m
2:33 pm
1.7 m
9:24 pm
Fri
6 Nov
4.6 m
3:02 pm
1.4 m
9:57 pm
Sat
7 Nov
4.5 m
3:29 pm
1.1 m
10:30 pm
Sun
8 Nov
4.5 m
5:34 am
0.9 m
11:02 pm
Mon
9 Nov
4.7 m
6:20 am
0.8 m
11:34 pm
Tue
10 Nov
4.8 m
7:02 am
3.6 m
12:13 pm
Wed
11 Nov
4.8 m
7:44 am
0.8 m
12:06 am
The highest water of each day, and when it arrives.
King tides in 26 days
Water reaches 5.1 m at 9:23 am on Saturday 28 November, the highest of this run. See every king tide through 2028
Along the coast
The nearest British Columbia locations north and south of here, in order along the coast. Each dot sits at its true latitude; where places crowd together the writing is nudged clear and joined back to its dot by a line. The region page lists them all.
November 2026
| Date | Tides | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sun | Low 3:40 am 1.0 mHigh 11:44 am 4.8 mLow 5:59 pm 3.4 mHigh 9:22 pm 3.7 m | 7:04 am | 4:57 pm |
| 2Mon | Low 4:44 am 1.3 mHigh 12:37 pm 4.8 mLow 7:13 pm 3.0 mHigh 11:17 pm 3.5 m | 7:05 am | 4:55 pm |
| 3Tue | Low 5:54 am 1.7 mHigh 1:22 pm 4.8 mLow 8:05 pm 2.6 m | 7:07 am | 4:53 pm |
| 4Wed | High 1:08 am 3.5 mLow 7:04 am 2.1 mHigh 2:00 pm 4.7 mLow 8:47 pm 2.1 m | 7:08 am | 4:52 pm |
| 5Thu | High 2:36 am 3.7 mLow 8:10 am 2.4 mHigh 2:33 pm 4.6 mLow 9:24 pm 1.7 m | 7:10 am | 4:50 pm |
| 6Fri | High 3:46 am 4.0 mLow 9:08 am 2.7 mHigh 3:02 pm 4.6 mLow 9:57 pm 1.4 m | 7:12 am | 4:49 pm |
| 7Sat | High 4:44 am 4.3 mLow 10:00 am 3.0 mHigh 3:29 pm 4.5 mLow 10:30 pm 1.1 m | 7:13 am | 4:47 pm |
| 8Sun | High 5:34 am 4.5 mLow 10:47 am 3.2 mHigh 3:54 pm 4.4 mLow 11:02 pm 0.9 m | 7:15 am | 4:46 pm |
| 9Mon | High 6:20 am 4.7 mLow 11:31 am 3.4 mHigh 4:18 pm 4.3 mLow 11:34 pm 0.8 m | 7:16 am | 4:44 pm |
| 10Tue | High 7:02 am 4.8 mLow 12:13 pm 3.6 mHigh 4:42 pm 4.3 m | 7:18 am | 4:43 pm |
| 11Wed | Low 12:06 am 0.8 mHigh 7:44 am 4.8 mLow 12:56 pm 3.7 mHigh 5:07 pm 4.2 m | 7:20 am | 4:42 pm |
| 12Thu | Low 12:39 am 0.9 mHigh 8:26 am 4.8 mLow 1:43 pm 3.7 mHigh 5:33 pm 4.1 m | 7:21 am | 4:40 pm |
| 13Fri | Low 1:13 am 1.0 mHigh 9:08 am 4.7 mLow 2:37 pm 3.7 mHigh 6:01 pm 4.0 m | 7:23 am | 4:39 pm |
| 14Sat | Low 1:49 am 1.2 mHigh 9:51 am 4.6 mLow 3:47 pm 3.7 mHigh 6:32 pm 3.8 m | 7:24 am | 4:38 pm |
| 15Sun | Low 2:27 am 1.4 mHigh 10:35 am 4.6 mLow 5:12 pm 3.5 mHigh 7:15 pm 3.6 m | 7:26 am | 4:36 pm |
| 16Mon | Low 3:10 am 1.6 mHigh 11:17 am 4.6 mLow 6:23 pm 3.3 mHigh 8:36 pm 3.4 m | 7:27 am | 4:35 pm |
| 17Tue | Low 3:59 am 1.9 mHigh 11:56 am 4.6 mLow 7:05 pm 3.0 mHigh 10:37 pm 3.2 m | 7:29 am | 4:34 pm |
| 18Wed | Low 4:58 am 2.1 mHigh 12:31 pm 4.5 mLow 7:38 pm 2.7 m | 7:31 am | 4:33 pm |
| 19Thu | High 12:32 am 3.3 mLow 6:04 am 2.4 mHigh 1:02 pm 4.5 mLow 8:08 pm 2.2 m | 7:32 am | 4:32 pm |
| 20Fri | High 2:03 am 3.5 mLow 7:11 am 2.7 mHigh 1:33 pm 4.5 mLow 8:41 pm 1.8 m | 7:34 am | 4:31 pm |
| 21Sat | High 3:15 am 3.9 mLow 8:15 am 3.0 mHigh 2:03 pm 4.6 mLow 9:16 pm 1.3 m | 7:35 am | 4:30 pm |
| 22Sun | High 4:16 am 4.3 mLow 9:13 am 3.3 mHigh 2:35 pm 4.6 mLow 9:54 pm 0.9 m | 7:37 am | 4:29 pm |
| 23Mon | High 5:11 am 4.6 mLow 10:08 am 3.5 mHigh 3:08 pm 4.7 mLow 10:34 pm 0.5 m | 7:38 am | 4:28 pm |
| 24Tue | High 6:03 am 4.8 mLow 10:58 am 3.7 mHigh 3:46 pm 4.7 mLow 11:16 pm 0.2 m | 7:39 am | 4:27 pm |
| 25Wed | High 6:54 am 5.0 mLow 11:50 am 3.8 mHigh 4:27 pm 4.7 m | 7:41 am | 4:26 pm |
| 26Thu | Low 12:00 am 0.1 mHigh 7:44 am 5.1 mLow 12:44 pm 3.8 mHigh 5:11 pm 4.6 m | 7:42 am | 4:26 pm |
| 27Fri | Low 12:45 am 0.1 mHigh 8:35 am 5.1 mLow 1:45 pm 3.8 mHigh 6:01 pm 4.5 m | 7:44 am | 4:25 pm |
| 28Sat | Low 1:32 am 0.3 mHigh 9:23 am 5.1 mLow 2:56 pm 3.7 mHigh 6:57 pm 4.2 m | 7:45 am | 4:24 pm |
| 29Sun | Low 2:21 am 0.7 mHigh 10:10 am 5.1 mLow 4:18 pm 3.4 mHigh 8:07 pm 3.8 m | 7:46 am | 4:23 pm |
| 30Mon | Low 3:12 am 1.1 mHigh 10:55 am 5.1 mLow 5:35 pm 3.0 mHigh 9:40 pm 3.5 m | 7:48 am | 4:23 pm |