Check the Beach

Watersports Beach

Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, British Columbia, Canada

Watersports Beach 5 photos

  • The Chief from Nexen Beach

    The Chief from Nexen Beach. Ruth Hartnup from Vancouver, Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Darrell Bay Ferry dock

    Darrell Bay Ferry dock. dvs from Vermont, USA, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Darrell Bay - panoramio

    Darrell Bay - panoramio. outofthought, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Squamish Harbour with Garibaldi in the background

    Squamish Harbour with Garibaldi in the background. McKay Savage from London, UK, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Hiking The Chief in Squamish 13-1010 - 17

    Hiking The Chief in Squamish 13-1010 - 17. McKay Savage, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:05 pm
8 am
6.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
10 am
7.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
6 pm
6.9
11 km/h7 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°C51°F
Water
—
Wind
149 km/hmph E
Gusts
1912 km/hmph
Waves
—
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
1%
Sunset
6:05 pm
Today
6.8Good8 am1811
6.8Good9 am1811
7.0Great10 am1610
7.5Great11 am127
7.6Great12 pm106
7.5Great1 pm74
7.7Great2 pm106
7.4Great3 pm117
7.4Great4 pm117
7.3Great5 pm127
6.9Good6 pm117
Sat
3.6Poor8 am117
3.4Poor9 am85
2.8Poor10 am117
2.4Poor11 am53
1.9Poor12 pm53
1.9Poor1 pm53
1.9Poor2 pm85
2.2Poor3 pm95
2.2Poor4 pm53
2.4Poor5 pm21
2.3Poor6 pm32
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide data is not available for this beach. Rip current and water quality data are not available either.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • LifeguardNone listed
  • Restrooms240 m770 ft away
  • Showers230 m740 ft away
  • Drinking water240 m800 ft away
  • Parking5 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 120 m390 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 170 m540 ft
  • Picnic tables70 m220 ft away
  • Playground170 m550 ft awayÁynexwi7 Playground
  • SurfacePebbles

Getting there

Nearest town
1.8 km1.1 miSquamish (city)
Nearest airport
11 km7 miSquamish Airport (YSE)

Nearby places

  • House of Lager EateryFood and drink
    170 m540 ft

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 Watersports 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.

  • Sat3.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 89%
  • Sun3.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 59%
  • Mon7.1 GreatBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 10%
  • Tue6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 5 km/h3 mph, rain 16%
  • Wed6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 10%