Colwood BC — Colwood, the nearest town, 4 km away. Photo: User:P199, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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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Where it is

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 intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 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

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Christopher Point13.7 kmabout 25 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

1 ft12 kJ

1 ft8 kJ

<1 ft2 kJ

1 ft13 kJ

1 ft10 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Christopher Point, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	3, too small	1 ft9 scrumbling	12kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	3, too small	1 ft9 scrumbling	8kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	1, too small	under 1 ft7 s	2kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	2, too small	under 1 ft8 s	2kJ	wind from the north, 1 knot, offshore	15°C
Thu 22Oct	2, too small	1 ft10 scrumbling	13kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots	12°C
Fri 23Oct	2, too small	1 ft9 scrumbling	10kJ	wind from the west, 10 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	1, too small	1 ft8 scrumbling	5kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 18 knots	10°C

Midgets14.4 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Saanich, 5 kmNeeds 5 ft+

<1 ft0 kJ

1 ft0 kJ

<1 ft0 kJ

1 ft1 kJ

1 ft0 kJ

<1 ft0 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Midgets, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too small	under 1 ft2 s	0kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	1, too small	under 1 ft2 s	0kJ	wind from the south-east, 0 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	2, too small	1 ft3 smushy	0kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	1, too small	under 1 ft2 s	0kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	2, too small	1 ft3 smushy	1kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	12°C
Fri 23Oct	1, too small	1 ft2 s	0kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots, offshore	11°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too small	under 1 ft1 s	0kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	10°C

Witty's Lagoon4.3 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

1 ft8 kJ

1 ft6 kJ

<1 ft1 kJ

<1 ft2 kJ

1 ft9 kJ

1 ft8 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Witty's Lagoon, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	3, too small	1 ft9 shollow	8kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	3, too small	1 ft9 shollow	6kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 0 knots, offshore	14°C
Tue 20Oct	1, too small	under 1 ft7 s	1kJ	wind from the west, 0 knots, offshore	16°C
Wed 21Oct	1, too small	under 1 ft8 s	2kJ	wind from the north-west, 1 knot, offshore	16°C
Thu 22Oct	2, too small	1 ft10 shollow	9kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots	13°C
Fri 23Oct	2, too small	1 ft9 shollow	8kJ	wind from the west, 7 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too small	1 ft8 s	3kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 13 knots	9°C

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

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