Locarno Beach
Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
- Free parking
Tomorrow at a glance
Calmest: 3 pm to 6 pm, sunset 6:07 pm5.6
30 km/h19 mph wind, Good
5.5
32 km/h20 mph wind, Good
5.5
32 km/h20 mph wind, Good
5.6
30 km/h19 mph wind, Good
5.7
29 km/h18 mph wind, Good
5.9
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
6.3
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
6.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
6.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
6.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
6.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Where to stay near the beach
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Forecast, hour by hour
Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 12°C53°F
- Water
- 13°C55°F
- Wind
- 3119 km/hmph NW
- Gusts
- 3824 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.9 m3 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:07 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.
The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 69%
- Sun4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 56%
- Mon6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 10%
- Tue6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 9%
- Wed5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 12%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
About Locarno Beach
Locarno Beach is a sandy beach located in British Columbia, Canada. It is 926 meters long and has free parking available within 140 meters. The beach is 745 meters from Spanish Banks and 156 meters from the nearest bus stop.
Locarno Beach (Squamish: Ḵweḵw7úpay̓, "lots of crab apple trees") is one of the beaches that line English Bay in Vancouver. It is situated in the West Point Grey neighbourhood, between Jericho Beach and the Spanish Banks beaches. It was named after the Swiss city where a peace treaty was signed in 1925.
Although Locarno Beach is designated as one of Vancouver's "quiet beaches", the park area nearby is popular with families having picnics and barbecues in the summertime. It is also located near Vancouver's largest Youth Hostel.
Source: Locarno Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Restrooms250 m810 ft away
- Showers240 m770 ft away
- Drinking water240 m790 ft away
- Parking9 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 140 m460 ft. Listed as free
- Food and drink5 within 1 km0.6 mi
- Picnic tables130 m420 ft away
- Playground310 m0.2 mi away
- Rentals1 within 500 m0.3 miSpanish Banks East
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 160 m510 ft
- Nearest town
- 7.1 km4.4 miVancouver (city)
- Nearest airport
- 27 km17 miBoundary Bay Airport (YDT)
Nearby places
- Spanish Banks EastRental390 m0.2 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Spanish Banks0.7 km0.5 mi west away6.5 Good tomorrow
- Jericho Beach1.1 km0.7 mi east away7.0 Great tomorrow
- Point Grey Beach1.9 km1.2 mi west away6.5 Good tomorrow
- Acada Beach2.4 km1.5 mi west away6.5 Good tomorrow
- Acada Beach (Wreck Beach portion)2.6 km1.6 mi west away6.5 Good tomorrow