Long Beach, Vancouver Island, Canada
Long Beach is the largest and extended beach in the Pacific Rim National Park secure on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. It is on Wickaninnish Bay between Tofino 8 and Ucluelet and is adjoined by campgrounds and picnic areas. The Tofino-Ucluelet highway parallels the entirety of the beach. The beach's consistent surf, exposed to the open Pacific Ocean, settled it as one of the earliest and most popular surfing locations in British Columbia.
Long Beach features rocky islands in the mid-tidal zone of the beach that are approachable only at low tide; when the tide is high; these islands are either surrounded by water or thrashed by ocean swells. In addition, dangerous rip currents exist around the larger islands, and to some extent in the open sea farther out. Convient swimming is considered extremely hazardous, and park visitors have been swept from shore bound rocks during storm season; for this reason, beach access is inadequate during heavy storm weather.