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Fleming Beach to Esquimalt Harbour/Cole Island/Portage Park

Leisurely paddle that is mostly protected once in Esquimalt Harbour.

When Saturday, March 14, 2026 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Location Fleming Beach
Directions
2 of 6 open Free
Destination Esquimalt Harbour/Cole Island/Portage Park
Trip style Day
Distance 8.1 nm
Route plan A

This is a borderline Relaxed/Energizer paddle. More sunshine in March means a possibility of a titch more wind on the water--making it an Energizer.

Those entering Esquimalt Harbour must report to the Harbour Master on VHF Channel 10 as they enter and again as they leave.

This trip may visit Cole Island which was the Royal Navy munitions storage facility in years gone by. There is a small platform used to gain access to this historic site which is open to the public. You must be comfortable exiting and entering your kayak from a dock. Lunch -may- be at Cole Island or at nearby Portage Park.

Route plan B

TBA

Safety reminders

Always dress for the possibility of immersion and please bring a drybag containing a spare change of clothes. The drybag goes in your kayak with you, not in your car at the launch site. Please bring a lunch or snacks and sufficient beverage to keep you hydrated, as well as a thermos of something warm. Your paddle leader will introduce the plan and make sure everyone is comfortable with the requirements. Please stay off the water until the group is ready. If you have a VHF radio please bring it with you.

Fleming Beach tide/current reference

Sources & licences

Tide & current predictions

CHS provides tide heights and current predictions. Secondary current stations are estimates; large-tide estimates are identified separately. Tide turns and slack water are independent. Conditions along the route vary with location.

CHS atlas & lookup licences

Canadian Atlas of Tidal Currents, Volume 3: Juan de Fuca Strait to Strait of Georgia (2016), Canadian Hydrographic Service, Fisheries and Oceans Canada. © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, 2022.

Map images are reproduced from the CHS publication and selected for the date and time shown. The publication permits noncommercial reproduction in any format; commercial reproduction requires prior written permission from CHS. This viewer is not an official CHS publication and is not to be used for navigation.

Current Atlas Lookup Tables: Juan de Fuca Strait to Strait of Georgia by Emanuel Borsboom. SISKA adapts the tables to show selected hours and atlas page numbers. The original tables and these adapted tables are provided under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 Canada (CC BY-NC-SA 2.5 CA).

Dewey atlas attribution

Salish Sea Tidal Current Atlas and calendar lookup tables by Richard K. Dewey, self-published. The selected volume and map number are shown in the viewer. SISKA displays extracted map images and selects them using the author's lookup tables.

For recreational reference only. Not for navigation. These products are not endorsed by CHS or NOAA and are not official Canadian or US government publications. Use current official charts and publications for navigation.

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Printed Nov 8, 2026 9:31 AM · siska.ca/activities/1618

Fleming Beach to Esquimalt Harbour/Cole Island/Portage Park

Saturday, March 14, 2026 · 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM

Launch
Fleming Beach1101 Munro St, Victoria, BC V9A 5P2
Destination
Esquimalt Harbour/Cole Island/Portage Park
Distance
8.1 nm
Leader
Ginny Flood

Route plan A

This is a borderline Relaxed/Energizer paddle. More sunshine in March means a possibility of a titch more wind on the water--making it an Energizer.

Those entering Esquimalt Harbour must report to the Harbour Master on VHF Channel 10 as they enter and again as they leave.

This trip may visit Cole Island which was the Royal Navy munitions storage facility in years gone by. There is a small platform used to gain access to this historic site which is open to the public. You must be comfortable exiting and entering your kayak from a dock. Lunch -may- be at Cole Island or at nearby Portage Park.

Route plan B

TBA