Sooke, Canada

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About Sooke

Sooke is a town in British Columbia, Canada. From Sooke you can reach 3 surf spots and 1 dive site, 1 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is South Bedford Island, a dive site 12 km from the centre. Overture lists 11 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is Victoria International Airport (YYJ), 37 km away.

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Staying in Sooke

  • 11 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: Victoria International Airport (YYJ), 37 km, FRD, 54 km, ESD, 70 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 Sooke. Spots further out are listed below.

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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. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Sooke 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

Surf spots within 20 km of Sooke: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Christopher Point14.9 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Colwood, 14 kmNeeds 5 ft+1 ft12 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, too small for experts1 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 experts1 ft13 kJwind from the west, 10 knots, too small for experts1 ft10 kJwind from the west, 10 knots, too small for experts1 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
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Christopher Point, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct3, too small1 ft9 scrumbling12kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots13°C
Mon 19Oct3, too small1 ft9 scrumbling8kJwind from the north, 1 knot, offshore14°C
Tue 20Oct1, too smallunder 1 ft7 s2kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots14°C
Wed 21Oct2, too smallunder 1 ft8 s2kJwind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore15°C
Thu 22Oct2, too small1 ft10 scrumbling13kJwind from the west, 10 knots12°C
Fri 23Oct2, too small1 ft9 scrumbling10kJwind from the west, 10 knots11°C
Sat 24Oct2, too small1 ft8 scrumbling5kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots11°C
Witty's Lagoon15.9 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Colwood, 4 kmNeeds 5 ft+1 ft8 kJwind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, too small for experts1 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 experts1 ft9 kJwind from the west, 8 knots, too small for experts1 ft7 kJwind from the west-south-west, 6 knots, too small for experts1 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
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Witty's Lagoon, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct3, too small1 ft9 shollow8kJwind from the east-north-east, 3 knots14°C
Mon 19Oct3, too small1 ft9 shollow6kJwind from the west-north-west, 1 knot, offshore14°C
Tue 20Oct1, too smallunder 1 ft7 s1kJwind from the south-west, 1 knot15°C
Wed 21Oct1, too smallunder 1 ft8 s2kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots, offshore15°C
Thu 22Oct3, too small1 ft10 shollow9kJwind from the west, 8 knots13°C
Fri 23Oct2, too small1 ft9 scrumbling7kJwind from the west-south-west, 6 knots11°C
Sat 24Oct2, too small1 ft8 s3kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots11°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Sooke, 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).

Further out

This spot is more than 20 km from Sooke. It is the nearest town with beds, so it stays here.

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.

Surf spots that stay in Sooke from further out: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Jordan river23.5 kmabout 45 min by car2 ft79 kJwind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore, too small2 ft47 kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot, too small1 ft15 kJwind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore, too small1 ft14 kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots, too small2 ft84 kJwind from the west, 5 knots, too small2 ft60 kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots, too small2 ft29 kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Jordan river: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Jordan river, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct24, too small2 ft9 ssoft79kJwind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore12°C
Mon 19Oct17, too small2 ft9 scrumbling47kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot13°C
Tue 20Oct9, too small1 ft7 smushy15kJwind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore14°C
Wed 21Oct9, too small1 ft8 smushy14kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct14, too small2 ft10 scrumbling84kJwind from the west, 5 knots11°C
Fri 23Oct14, too small2 ft9 scrumbling60kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots9°C
Sat 24Oct13, too small2 ft8 scrumbling29kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore10°C

Dive near Sooke

Places to eat near Sooke

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