Storm Watching

For the past five years, winter vacationers from around the world have been defying logic as they flock to the picturesque fishing villages of Ucluelet and Tofino to go storm watching.

Storm watching season extends from November to March. During the storm watching season there are usually 10-15 good storms each month with the peak months of December-February sure to pack the most whoppers. It is during this season that Tofino receives the majority of it's nearly five meters of annual rainfall and during storm season this rain often arrives horizontally. Storm watching is a relatively new tourism phenomenon on the West Coast of Vancouver Island, though locals have been watching, bracing against and surviving winter storms here for millennia. Storm watching doesn't really require anything of the observer but stillness and wonder. Storm watching is best advantaged from ocean-fronting hotels and B&B's where a good book, a fireplace and maybe a down duvet across your lap are really all you need to experience the fury and the force of the pounding Pacific Ocean on the other side of your rattling, double paned window. Or for the more adventurous, head out into the storm to experience the power of the wind, to observe the giant waves, and to hear the symphony of the wind and waves.

The Ultimate Storm Watching Experience - from $399 ppn

The Original Storm Watching Destination
Luxurious oceanfront accommodation at the renowned Wickaninnish Inn
3 hr guided nature walk
2 Storm Caps and 2 Pacific Rim Guide Books
2 Winter Storm Drinks
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Storm Watching Gourmet Package - from $249 ppn

Perched on the edge of Cox Bay
Luxurious ocean view room at The Long Beach Lodge
Champagne on arrival
A gourmet dinner
Breakfast each day

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Experience these incredible sights and sounds...and SAVE up to $100. at A Snug Harbour Inn

Nestled on the edge of an 85 ft. cliff overlooking the rugged Pacific coastline A Snug Harbour Inn is the only place to be during a wild west coast storm. Experience these incredible sights and sounds from the comfort of your own luxury oceanfront room.

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