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Second Beach

Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada

Second Beach 1 photo

  • Vancouver BC Stanley Park Sea Wall at Second Beach June 2015

    Vancouver BC Stanley Park Sea Wall at Second Beach June 2015. Accuruss, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:06 pm
8 am
7.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.0
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.0
1 km/h1 mph wind, Great
12 pm
6.8
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
2 pm
7.1
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.0
1 km/h0 mph wind, Great
6 pm
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
95 km/hmph E
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:06 pm
Today
4.4Fair8 am74
4.3Fair9 am85
4.4Fair10 am32
4.5Fair11 am64
4.5Fair12 pm53
5.7Good1 pm10
5.9Good2 pm127
4.1Fair3 pm1912
5.9Good4 pm2113
6.2Good5 pm159
6.7Good6 pm138
Fri
7.0Great8 am64
7.1Great9 am32
7.0Great10 am32
7.0Great11 am11
6.8Good12 pm159
6.9Good1 pm149
7.1Great2 pm128
7.1Great3 pm106
7.0Great4 pm64
7.0Great5 pm10
6.7Good6 pm21
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.

About Second Beach

Second Beach is a sandy beach located in British Columbia, Canada. It covers an area of 25,258 square meters and is 314 meters long. The beach is 997 meters away from English Bay Beach and has drinking water available on site.

Facilities

  • Restrooms150 m490 ft away
  • Showers150 m480 ft away
  • Drinking water100 m330 ft away
  • Parking8 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 250 m820 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink6 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Playground120 m390 ft away
  • Rentals2 within 500 m0.3 miStanley Park - Second Beach North
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
4.2 km2.6 miWest Vancouver (city)
Nearest airport
27 km17 miBoundary Bay Airport (YDT)

Nearby places

  • Stanley Park - Second Beach NorthRental
    120 m400 ft
  • Stanley Park - Second Beach SouthRental
    160 m540 ft

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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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 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%