Colwood, Canada
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About Colwood
Colwood is a town in British Columbia, Canada. From Colwood you can reach 3 surf spots and 6 dive sites. The nearest is Coghlan Rock, a dive site 3.6 km from the centre. Overture lists 8 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is Victoria International Airport (YYJ), 25 km away.
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Staying in Colwood
- 8 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: Victoria International Airport (YYJ), 25 km, FRD, 36 km, ESD, 53 km
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Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Colwood.
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Surf within 20 km
The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Colwood each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Colwood too.
Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert
| Spot | Sun 18 | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Point13.7 kmabout 25 min by carNeeds 5 ft+ | 1 ft12 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, too small for experts | 1 ft8 kJwind from the north, 1 knot, offshore, too small for experts | <1 ft2 kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, too small for experts | <1 ft2 kJwind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore, too small for experts | 1 ft13 kJwind from the west, 10 knots, too small for experts | 1 ft10 kJwind from the west, 10 knots, too small for experts | 1 ft5 kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots, too small for experts |
All readings for Christopher Point: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Midgets14.4 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Saanich, 5 kmNeeds 5 ft+ | <1 ft0 kJwind from the west, 3 knots, too small for experts | <1 ft0 kJwind from the south, 3 knots, offshore, too small for experts | 1 ft0 kJwind from the north-west, 5 knots, too small for experts | <1 ft0 kJwind from the north-north-west, 6 knots, too small for experts | 1 ft1 kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, too small for experts | 1 ft0 kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots, offshore, too small for experts | <1 ft0 kJwind from the north, 11 knots, too small for experts |
All readings for Midgets: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Witty's Lagoon4.3 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 5 ft+ | 1 ft8 kJwind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, too small for experts | 1 ft6 kJwind from the west-north-west, 1 knot, offshore, too small for experts | <1 ft1 kJwind from the south-west, 1 knot, too small for experts | <1 ft2 kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots, offshore, too small for experts | 1 ft9 kJwind from the west, 8 knots, too small for experts | 1 ft7 kJwind from the west-south-west, 6 knots, too small for experts | 1 ft3 kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, too small for experts |
All readings for Witty's Lagoon: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Colwood, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).
Dive near Colwood
- Coghlan Rock 3.6 km · stays here
- Barnard Castle 12.9 km · stays here
- Race Rocks - West and Central 14 km · stays here
- Race Rocks - Great Race 14.1 km · stays here
- Race Rocks 14.2 km · stays here
- Swordfish Island 14.2 km · stays here
Places to eat near Colwood
- Domino'sPizza · 0.7 km from the centre
- Little Caesars PizzaPizza · 1.3 km from the centre
- barBurritoMexican · 1.8 km from the centre
- Pizza PizzaPizza · 1.8 km from the centre
- Panago PizzaPizza · 1.9 km from the centre
- Chopped LeafComfort food · 2.0 km from the centre
Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits