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Spanish Banks

Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada

Spanish Banks 4 photos

  • Acres of sand at Spanish Banks

    Acres of sand at Spanish Banks. Ruth Hartnup from Vancouver, Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • North Shore over exposed Spanish Banks

    North Shore over exposed Spanish Banks. Amateria1121, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Lifeguard Spanish Banks

    Lifeguard Spanish Banks. Ministerofsound, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Natural harbour

    Natural harbour. Ruth Hartnup from Vancouver, Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to 6 pm, sunset 6:07 pm
8 am
5.6
30 km/h19 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.5
32 km/h20 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.5
32 km/h20 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.6
30 km/h19 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.7
29 km/h18 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.9
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.3
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
6 pm
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
Today
4.4Fair8 am96
4.1Fair9 am1610
3.8Poor10 am1811
3.8Poor11 am2515
4.0Fair12 pm2113
4.0Fair1 pm2415
4.4Fair2 pm3723
3.9Poor3 pm3522
5.4Fair4 pm3018
4.3Fair5 pm3723
4.9Fair6 pm3421
Fri
5.6Good8 am3019
5.5Good9 am3220
5.5Good10 am3220
5.6Good11 am3019
5.7Good12 pm2918
5.9Good1 pm2717
6.3Good2 pm2214
6.6Good3 pm1811
6.8Good4 pm138
6.9Good5 pm106
6.5Good6 pm85
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 10 pm, 1.3 m. Low at 4 am, -1.2 m. High at 11 am, 1.7 m. Low at 5 pm, -1.4 mHigh 10 pm, 1.3 m4 ftLow 4 am, -1.2 m4 ftHigh 11 am, 1.7 m5 ftLow 5 pm, -1.4 m5 ftNow3 am9 am3 pm9 pm
  • 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 Spanish Banks

From Wikipedia

Spanish Banks (Squamish: P’ékwcha/Pəqʷə́cən, Halkomelem: šxʷsyiΦəm) are a series of beaches in the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, located along the shores of English Bay in the West Point Grey neighbourhood. Spanish Banks is located between Locarno Beach to the east and the grounds of the University of British Columbia to the west.

Source: Spanish Banks on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Restrooms210 m690 ft away
  • Showers210 m680 ft away
  • Drinking water220 m710 ft away
  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 70 m220 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables210 m680 ft away
  • Rentals1 within 500 m0.3 miSpanish Banks East
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
310 m0.2 mi
Nearest town
7.4 km4.6 miWest Vancouver (city)
Nearest airport
27 km17 miBoundary Bay Airport (YDT)

Nearby places

  • Spanish Banks EastRental
    370 m0.2 mi

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

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