Raft Cove Surfing

Overview

Raft Cove Provincial Park is an attractive wilderness adventure and a camp on an extended sandy beach. Raft Cove surfing during low tides, besides walking at the Pacific beaches' edge is an exciting experience. This place combines a cozy surrounding with rhythmic waves bringing a sense of tranquillity and comfort.

Raft Cove Surfing Location

Getting to the Raft Cove surfing area is through the Raft Cove Provincial Park. It is located on the northwest coast of Vancouver Island, 65 km (40 miles) southwest of Port Hardy. Accessing there is through a gravel logging road out of Holberg. Port Hardy, Holberg and Winter Harbour are the closest communities.

Raft Cove Surfing Weather

Raft Cove's hottest month is August, with a peak temperature of 25 degrees celsius (77°F). The coldest months are January and December, with an average of 3 degrees celsius (37.4°F).

The Best Surf Spots Near Raft Cove

Raft Cove Surfing

Write a diary now, but save your memories to review for the rest of your life. Assign one page to the adventure you will experience in Raft Cove Provincial Park. Nothing can be fascinating as much as a beach you can surf and camp on simultaneously, but the sandy beach there provides that for you. Low tides at Raft cove will motivate you to get on a surfing board and make your day meaningful.

Raft Cove Surfing Report

January

Mean daily maximum°C: 7 Mean daily minimum°C: 3 Precipitation (mm): 300 Sunny days per month: 1.9 Wind swell: - Ground swell: - Average swell height (ft.): - Average swell period (s): -

February

Mean daily maximum°C: 8 Mean daily minimum°C: 3 Precipitation (mm): 201 Sunny days per month: 2.4 Wind swell: - Ground swell: - Average swell height (ft.): - Average swell period (s): -

March

Mean daily maximum°C: 10 Mean daily minimum°C: 4 Precipitation (mm): 240 Sunny days per month: 1.7 Wind swell: - Ground swell: - Average swell height (ft.): - Average swell period (s): -

April

Mean daily maximum°C: 12 Mean daily minimum°C: 5 Precipitation (mm): 202 Sunny days per month: 1.1 Wind swell: - Ground swell: - Average swell height (ft.): - Average swell period (s): -

May

Mean daily maximum°C: 15 Mean daily minimum°C: 8 Precipitation (mm): 145 Sunny days per month: 1 Wind swell: - Ground swell: - Average swell height (ft.): - Average swell period (s): -

June

Mean daily maximum°C: 16 Mean daily minimum°C: 10 Precipitation (mm): 141 Sunny days per month: 0.7 Wind swell: - Ground swell: - Average swell height (ft.): - Average swell period (s): -

July

Mean daily maximum°C: 19 Mean daily minimum°C: 12 Precipitation (mm): 94 Sunny days per month: 0.4 Wind swell: - Ground swell: - Average swell height (ft.): - Average swell period (s): -

August

Mean daily maximum°C: 19 Mean daily minimum°C: 13 Precipitation (mm): 124 Sunny days per month: 0.6 Wind swell: - Ground swell: - Average swell height (ft.): - Average swell period (s): -

September

Mean daily maximum°C: 18 Mean daily minimum°C: 11 Precipitation (mm): 154 Sunny days per month: 2 Wind swell: - Ground swell: - Average swell height (ft.): - Average swell period (s): -

October

Mean daily maximum°C: 13 Mean daily minimum°C: 8 Precipitation (mm): 295 Sunny days per month: 1.6 Wind swell: - Ground swell: - Average swell height (ft.): - Average swell period (s): -

November

Mean daily maximum°C: 9 Mean daily minimum°C: 5 Precipitation (mm): 342 Sunny days per month: 1.8 Wind swell: - Ground swell: - Average swell height (ft.): - Average swell period (s): -

December

Mean daily maximum°C: 7 Mean daily minimum°C: 3 Precipitation (mm): 288 Sunny days per month: 1.5 Wind swell: - Ground swell: - Average swell height (ft.): - Average swell period (s): -

Raft Cove Surfing Features

Surfing Package Details

DurationHalf-day, full-day, multi-day

Time of day

Departure point

Water levelL, or Low, M, or Medium, MH, or Medium High, H, or High, HH, or High-High, F, or Flood

Age level

Suitability

RegionsVancouver Island – North Island

Popularity level1-10

Best seasonWinter, 4-season

Instructor

LessonsSurf and SUP lessons

RentalsGears, board

Insurance

HighlightsLong crescent-shaped sandy beach, Long spit and sandy bay Macjack River, rocky headlands and a wild coastal environment, longshore walks over rock and beach, access to the beach from the road is via a rugged 2-km (1.2 miles) route that cuts through a coastal old-growth forest of hemlock, western red cedar and Sitka spruce

ServicesPit or flush toilets, winter camping, Raft Cove parking lot, campfires, pets on-leash, walk-in campsites, wilderness campsites

ActivitiesFishing, hiking, wildlife viewing, scuba diving, swimming

What you Can Expect to See Near Raft Cove

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What you Can Expect to Do Near Raft Cove

Raft Cove Surfing

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