All-level point breaks, 4/3–5/4+ water by season, quiet nomad scene.
surf-townlaid-backremote-rustic
Data updated
At a glance
Peak seasonSep–Jun83% surfable at peak
SuitsAll levels5 known spots
Boardboth · shortboardpoint
Water7.9–14.9°C4/3–5/4+ most of the year
Internet—no town-level measurement
Cost / mo$2,300+all-in, estimated
Where you'll surf — and work, eat, train
5 spots within 25 km · 5 with own season dataspot in season nowout of seasonno dot — no per-spot season data
Hazardsrocksremote
Spot details
- First's7.9 km
- Chicken's8 km
- Second's8.2 km
- Sewers12 km
- Jordan River Pointpoint12.1 km
No places listed yetWe list real, top-rated coworking, cafés and gyms — nothing generated. This stays empty until a town is crawled.
The surf year
Best window Sep–Jun · 10 months above 60% surfable days, averaging 74%Surfable days by month · intermediateBest window Sep–Jun · % of days with rideable surf, ERA5 2015–2024
83peak · Jan
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Swell
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Wind ok
84%81%81%78%75%70%69%77%88%85%77%79%
Water
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Barsless surfablemore
Water5/4+ hoodedunder 13°4/3 wetsuit13–16°
How we compute this
Computed from hourly ERA5 / ERA5-Ocean reanalysis (2015–2024): swell reaching this coast × wind quality × size for the chosen level, over daylight hours. Sea temperature 2023–2025.model v3 · computed 2026-09-22 · no forecast — a historical climatologyFull methodology
Surfable days by level, month by month
| Level | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | 62% | 59% | 71% | 71% | 82% | 79% | 85% | 91% | 85% | 69% | 57% | 52% |
| Intermediate | 83% | 78% | 77% | 75% | 78% | 62% | 41% | 45% | 67% | 77% | 71% | 75% |
| Advanced | 80% | 65% | 55% | 51% | 34% | 21% | 4% | 6% | 30% | 56% | 59% | 72% |
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Working from here
no known coworking · from $1,320 a month · leans quietInternet speedmedian download · Ookla—
Coworking spacesknown in OpenStreetMap0
Quiet ↔ Party10 / 100
Rent rangework-ready studio, monthly · USD$1,320–$2,520
Month all-inrent + living, modeled · USD≈ $2,300–$3,840
Estimated — modeled, not sourcedFind a place to stay
Monthly-stay searches for Juan de Fuca Electoral Area.We link out — we don't book. Prices and availability live on Agoda, Booking.com and Airbnb. Some links may earn SurfBase a commission — the advice stays free and unchanged.
Getting there
Nearest airportVictoria International Airport
CodeYYJ
Distance61 km
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Sources & confidence
AI-seeded · not yet human-checkedSee the full methodology for how every figure is computed.Town references: osm · openwateratlas · wikidata · open-meteo · osm-coworking · ourairports · open-meteo-skill · osm-poi · wb-price-level
Updated 2026-09-22Suggest a correction