Ambleside Beach
Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
- Free parking
Tomorrow at a glance
Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:06 pm7.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
6.8
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
7.1
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
7.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
6.8
15 km/h10 mph wind, Good
6.8
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
7.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
6.9
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
6.7
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 8 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 11°C52°F
- Water
- 13°C55°F
- Wind
- 85 km/hmph SE
- Gusts
- 138 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.9 m3 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:06 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 10 pm, 1.3 m4 ft
- Low 4 am, -1.2 m4 ft
- High 11 am, 1.7 m5 ft
- Low 5 pm, -1.4 m5 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
Beach info
Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.
Facilities
- Restrooms120 m380 ft away
- Drinking water120 m380 ft away
- Parking21 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 70 m240 ft. Listed as free
- Food and drink64 within 1 km0.6 mi
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 340 m0.2 mi
- Nearest town
- 1.1 km0.7 miWest Vancouver (city)
- Nearest airport
- 30 km19 miBoundary Bay Airport (YDT)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Third Beach2.4 km1.5 mi south away7.0 Great tomorrow
- Second Beach3.3 km2.1 mi south away7.0 Great tomorrow
- Altamont Beach3.6 km2.2 mi west away7.0 Great tomorrow
- English Bay Beach4.2 km2.6 mi south away7.0 Great tomorrow
- Sunset Beach5.1 km3.2 mi south away7.0 Great tomorrow
Where to stay near the beach
Compare hotels and apartments near Ambleside Beach.
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Fri7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 1%
- Sat4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 70%
- Sun4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 55%
- Mon6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 9%
- Tue6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 10%
- Wed4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 12%