Check the Beach

Iona Beach

Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada

Iona Beach 2 photos

  • Iona Outfall on the left. The tide was low and the sand was exposed out a long ways. On the horizon is Vancouver Island with a Hyundai container ship moving north.

    Iona Outfall on the left. The tide was low and the sand was exposed out a long ways. On the horizon is Vancouver Island with a Hyundai container ship moving north.. James Abbott from West Kelowna B.C., Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • 500px provided description: Taken at Iona Beach Park, Richmond B.C. [#bird ,#heron ,#wildlife ,#coastal ,#shorebirds]

    500px provided description: Taken at Iona Beach Park, Richmond B.C. [#bird ,#heron ,#wildlife ,#coastal ,#shorebirds]. Zach Westfall, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:06 pm
8 am
6.0
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.6
31 km/h19 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.7
29 km/h18 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.1
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.0
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.1
25 km/h15 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.2
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.3
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.9
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.8
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good

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

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
10°C51°F
Water
13°C55°F
Wind
42 km/hmph S
Gusts
42 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:06 pm
Today
6.0Good8 am2616
5.6Good9 am3119
5.7Good10 am2918
6.1Good11 am2415
6.0Good12 pm2616
6.1Good1 pm2515
6.2Good2 pm2314
6.3Good3 pm2012
6.6Good4 pm159
6.9Good5 pm32
6.8Good6 pm32
Sat
4.3Fair8 am138
4.2Fair9 am128
4.1Fair10 am85
4.1Fair11 am42
3.3Poor12 pm64
2.9Poor1 pm2113
3.0Poor2 pm1811
2.9Poor3 pm1912
2.7Poor4 pm1711
3.1Poor5 pm1510
3.1Poor6 pm95
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest 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 m. High at 11 pm, 1.5 mLow 4 am, -1.2 m4 ftHigh 11 am, 1.7 m5 ftLow 5 pm, -1.4 m5 ftHigh 11 pm, 1.5 m5 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 4 am, -1.2 m4 ft
  • High 11 am, 1.7 m5 ft
  • Low 5 pm, -1.4 m5 ft
  • High 11 pm, 1.5 m5 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

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

  • Sun4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 55%
  • Mon6.6 GoodBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 10%
  • Tue6.6 GoodBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 9%
  • Wed6.4 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 12%
  • Thu6.8 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 8%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms200 m650 ft away
  • Drinking water190 m620 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 240 m770 ft. Listed as free
  • Picnic tables150 m490 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
8.5 km5.3 miRichmond (city)
Nearest airport
22 km14 miBoundary Bay Airport (YDT)

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

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