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Centennial Beach

Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada

Centennial Beach 1 photo

  • Looking East over tidal flats. READ INFO IN PANORAMIO-COMMENTS - panoramio

    Looking East over tidal flats. READ INFO IN PANORAMIO-COMMENTS - panoramio. John Newcomb, CC BY 3.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:06 pm
8 am
7.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
11 am
6.8
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.8
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
2 pm
7.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.0
6 km/h3 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.0
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great

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
8°C46°F
Water
13°C55°F
Wind
149 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
4025 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:06 pm
Today
3.7Poor8 am10
4.3Fair9 am32
4.2Fair10 am106
4.2Fair11 am117
4.5Fair12 pm149
5.6Good1 pm1811
5.4Fair2 pm1912
4.8Fair3 pm1610
5.4Fair4 pm149
5.4Fair5 pm159
6.3Good6 pm148
Fri
7.0Great8 am106
7.0Great9 am106
7.1Great10 am96
6.8Good11 am159
6.8Good12 pm159
6.9Good1 pm149
7.0Great2 pm117
7.0Great3 pm85
7.0Great4 pm63
7.0Great5 pm42
7.0Great6 pm74
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, 1.7 m. Low at 5 pm, -1.4 mLow 4 am, -1.2 m4 ftHigh 11 am, 1.7 m5 ftLow 5 pm, -1.4 m5 ftNow5 am11 am5 pm11 pm
  • 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

  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 390 m0.2 mi. Listed as free
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 520 m0.3 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
670 m0.4 miBoundary Bay Rd (NB) at 500 Block
Nearest town
7.4 km4.6 miDelta (city)
Nearest airport
7 km4 miBoundary Bay Airport (YDT)

Nearby places

  • Emdee's Fish and ChipsFish and chips
    520 m0.3 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Centennial Beach.

Partner links

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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/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Sat4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 47%
  • Sun3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 53%
  • Mon6.5 GoodBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 11%
  • Tue6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 9%
  • Wed4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 17%