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South Beach

Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada

South Beach 1 photo

  • Survey marker at Burns Point

    Survey marker at Burns Point. waferboard, CC BY 2.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:05 pm
8 am
7.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.1
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.1
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.1
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.0
4 km/h3 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.0
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
6 pm
6.8
1 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
7°C45°F
Water
12°C54°F
Wind
53 km/hmph SW
Gusts
74 km/hmph
Waves
0.6 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:05 pm
Today
4.3Fair8 am64
4.2Fair9 am74
4.1Fair10 am42
4.4Fair11 am32
4.5Fair12 pm53
5.3Fair1 pm42
5.1Fair2 pm21
4.7Fair3 pm64
6.3Good4 pm53
6.8Good5 pm53
6.9Good6 pm53
Fri
7.1Great8 am64
7.1Great9 am74
7.1Great10 am42
7.1Great11 am53
7.1Great12 pm42
7.1Great1 pm32
7.0Great2 pm43
7.0Great3 pm53
7.0Great4 pm74
7.0Great5 pm42
6.8Good6 pm11
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 m6 ftLow 5 pm, -1.4 m5 ftNow5 am11 am5 pm11 pm
  • Low 4 am, -1.2 m4 ft
  • High 11 am, 1.7 m6 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.

Facilities

  • LifeguardNone listed
  • Restrooms220 m730 ft away
  • Drinking water230 m740 ft away
  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 340 m0.2 mi. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables220 m730 ft away
  • Playground320 m0.2 mi away
  • SurfacePebbles

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
470 m0.3 mi
Nearest town
1 km0.6 miBelcarra (village)
Nearest airport
27 km17 miBoundary Bay Airport (YDT)

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 South Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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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 7 km/h4 mph, rain 1%
  • Sat4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 69%
  • Sun4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 57%
  • Mon6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 7 km/h5 mph, rain 9%
  • Tue6.5 GoodBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 12%
  • Wed5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 13%