About Saanich

Saanich is a town in British Columbia, Canada. From Saanich you can reach 2 surf spots and 1 dive site. The nearest is Midgets, a surf spot 5.3 km from the centre. Overture lists 18 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is Victoria International Airport (YYJ), 21 km away.

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Staying in Saanich

18 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: Victoria International Airport (YYJ), 21 km, FRD, 27 km, ESD, 44 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Saanich.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Saanich 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

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Midgets5.3 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

<1 ft0 kJ

1 ft1 kJ

<1 ft0 kJ

1 ft1 kJ

1 ft2 kJ

2 ft14 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Midgets, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too small	under 1 ft2 s	0kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots, offshore	13°C
Tue 20Oct	2, too small	1 ft3 smushy	1kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 6 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	0, 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 west-north-west, 6 knots	12°C
Fri 23Oct	3, too small	1 ft3 smushy	1kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots, offshore	11°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too small	1 ft4 smushy	2kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots	10°C
Sun 25Oct	6, too small	2 ft4 smushy	14kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots, offshore	10°C

Witty's Lagoon13 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Colwood, 4 kmNeeds 5 ft+

1 ft7 kJ

<1 ft2 kJ

1 ft9 kJ

1 ft8 kJ

<1 ft3 kJ

3 ft23 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Witty's Lagoon, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	2, too small	1 ft9 shollow	7kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 0 knots, offshore	14°C
Tue 20Oct	1, too small	under 1 ft7 s	2kJ	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 ft8 smushy	8kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too small	under 1 ft8 s	3kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 13 knots	9°C
Sun 25Oct	6, too small	3 ft4 smushy	23kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	9°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Saanich, 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 Saanich

Johnstone Reef 8 km · stays here

Places to eat near Saanich

Yoshi SushiSushi · 0.1 km from the centre
Big Wheel BurgerBurger · 0.2 km from the centre
Boston PizzaPizza · 0.4 km from the centre
Mucho Burrito Fresh Mexican GrillMexican · 0.4 km from the centre
Puerto Vallarta AmigosMexican · 0.5 km from the centre
The Sizzling TandoorIndian · 0.5 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

Saanich, Canada