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Armours Beach

Sunshine Coast Regional District, British Columbia, Canada

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 6 pm, sunset 6:07 pm
8 am
7.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.1
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
3 pm
6.9
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.9
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.7
1 km/h1 mph wind, Good
6 pm
5.5
1 km/h1 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to 6 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
9°C48°F
Water
13°C55°F
Wind
64 km/hmph W
Gusts
64 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:07 pm
Today
7.1Great8 am85
7.1Great9 am85
7.1Great10 am42
7.1Great11 am85
7.1Great12 pm106
7.1Great1 pm85
7.0Great2 pm64
6.9Good3 pm32
6.9Good4 pm42
6.7Good5 pm11
5.5Good6 pm11
Sat
4.2Fair8 am106
3.9Poor9 am138
3.7Poor10 am1510
3.8Poor11 am149
2.7Poor12 pm95
2.9Poor1 pm127
2.9Poor2 pm127
2.7Poor3 pm1711
2.4Poor4 pm2013
2.0Poor5 pm2616
2.1Poor6 pm3119
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 4 am, -1.2 m. High at 11 am, 1.6 m. Low at 5 pm, -1.5 m. High at 11 pm, 1.4 mLow 4 am, -1.2 m4 ftHigh 11 am, 1.6 m5 ftLow 5 pm, -1.5 m5 ftHigh 11 pm, 1.4 m5 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 4 am, -1.2 m4 ft
  • High 11 am, 1.6 m5 ft
  • Low 5 pm, -1.5 m5 ft
  • High 11 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

  • Restrooms40 m120 ft away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 380 m0.2 mi. Listed as free
  • Food and drink18 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables10 m20 ft away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
50 m160 ftMarine at Beach (NB)
Nearest town
720 m0.4 miGibsons (town)
Nearest airport
17 km11 miSechelt Airport (YHS)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 78%
  • Sun3.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h18 mph, rain 58%
  • Mon6.8 GoodBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 10%
  • Tue6.5 GoodBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 11%
  • Wed6.3 GoodBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 11%