Kitsilano Beach
Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
- Paid parking
Tomorrow at a glance
Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:06 pm7.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
7.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
7.0
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
7.0
1 km/h1 mph wind, Great
6.8
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
6.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
7.1
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
7.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
7.0
1 km/h0 mph wind, Great
6.7
2 km/h1 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
- 63 km/hmph ESE
- Gusts
- 64 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.
About Kitsilano Beach
Kitsilano Beach is a sandy beach located in British Columbia, Canada. OpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station nearby, and the beach is 631 meters long. It is 288 meters from the nearest bus stop and 94 meters from the nearest toilets.
Kitsilano Beach (Squamish: X̱epx̱páy̓em) is a beach on English Bay in the Kitsilano neighborhood of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is one of the most popular beaches in the city.
Source: Kitsilano Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- LifeguardStation 90 m290 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
- Restrooms90 m310 ft away
- Showers70 m240 ft away
- Drinking water110 m350 ft away
- Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 230 m760 ft. Listed as paid
- Food and drink92 within 1 km0.6 mi
- Picnic tables90 m290 ft away
- Playground100 m330 ft away
- Rentals4 within 500 m0.3 miKitsilano Beach Park
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 290 m940 ft
- Nearest town
- 3.3 km2.1 miVancouver (city)
- Nearest airport
- 25 km16 miBoundary Bay Airport (YDT)
Nearby places
- Kitsilano Beach ParkRental200 m660 ft
- McNicoll & ArbutusRental310 m0.2 mi
- York & YewRental390 m0.2 mi
- Balsam & CornwallRental450 m0.3 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Hadden Beach0.5 km0.3 mi north-east away7.0 Great tomorrow
- Secret Beach0.8 km0.5 mi west away7.0 Great tomorrow
- Sunset Beach1.2 km0.8 mi east away7.0 Great tomorrow
- English Bay Beach1.5 km0.9 mi north-east away7.0 Great tomorrow
- Second Beach2.1 km1.3 mi north away7.0 Great tomorrow
Where to stay near the beach
Compare hotels and apartments near Kitsilano Beach.
Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.
Loads the map from Stay22, our stays partner.
Hotel results come from our stays partner. We may earn a commission when you book, at no extra cost to you, and it never changes the beach score.
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 1%
- Sat4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 70%
- Sun4.1 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%