Check the Beach

Saturna Beach

Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada

Saturna Beach 4 photos

  • Thomson Park

    Thomson Park. David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Boot Cove

    Boot Cove. David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Saturna Lodge

    Saturna Lodge. David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Saturna Vineyards

    Saturna Vineyards. David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:07 pm
8 am
7.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.0
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.0
1 km/h1 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
9°C48°F
Water
12°C54°F
Wind
2214 km/hmph NW
Gusts
4830 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:07 pm
Today
7.1Great8 am106
7.1Great9 am106
7.1Great10 am117
7.0Great11 am128
7.0Great12 pm138
7.1Great1 pm117
7.1Great2 pm106
7.1Great3 pm106
7.1Great4 pm74
7.1Great5 pm32
7.0Great6 pm11
Sat
4.4Fair8 am32
4.4Fair9 am21
4.4Fair10 am32
4.4Fair11 am42
3.7Poor12 pm42
3.7Poor1 pm64
3.6Poor2 pm138
3.7Poor3 pm106
3.7Poor4 pm127
3.7Poor5 pm127
3.5Poor6 pm149
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 m. High at 11 pm, 1.5 mLow 4 am, -1.2 m4 ftHigh 11 am, 1.7 m6 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 m6 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.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport
2 km1 miLyall Harbour Seaplane Base (YAJ)

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 Saturna Beach.

Partner links

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.

  • Sat4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 47%
  • Sun3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 57%
  • Mon6.5 GoodBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 18%
  • Tue6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 13%
  • Wed3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 19%