North Vancouver, Canada
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About North Vancouver
North Vancouver is a town in British Columbia, Canada. From North Vancouver you can reach 2 surf spots, 3 ski resorts and 1 dive site. The nearest is Ambleside Park, a surf spot 5.7 km from the centre. Overture lists 17 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is Vancouver International Airport (YVR), 16 km away.
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Staying in North Vancouver
- 17 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: Vancouver International Airport (YVR), 16 km, YXX, 61 km, YCD, 65 km
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Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from North Vancouver.
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Surf within 20 km
The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert 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 North Vancouver each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.
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.
| Spot | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 | Sun 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29th Street8.9 kmabout 20 min by car | 1 ft0 kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, too small | 1 ft1 kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots, too small | <1 ft0 kJwind from the south-south-west, 1 knot, too small | <1 ft0 kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, too small | 2 ft5 kJwind from the east, 1 knot, offshore, too small | 1 ft1 kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, offshore, too small | 2 ft5 kJwind from the east, 8 knots, offshore, too small |
All readings for 29th Street: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Ambleside Park5.7 kmabout 10 min by car | 1 ft0 kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, too small | 1 ft1 kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots, too small | <1 ft0 kJwind from the south-south-west, 1 knot, too small | <1 ft0 kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, too small | 2 ft5 kJwind from the east, 1 knot, offshore, too small | 1 ft1 kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, offshore, too small | 2 ft5 kJwind from the east, 8 knots, offshore, too small |
All readings for Ambleside Park: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
Distances are in a straight line from the middle of North Vancouver, 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).
Ski near North Vancouver
- Grouse Mountain 11 min by car · stays here
- Mt Seymour 19 min by car · stays here
- Cypress Mountain 22 min by car · stays here
Dive near North Vancouver
- Kelvin Grove Dive Site 18.8 km · stays here