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Big Beach

Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Big Beach 2 photos

  • St. John's 2014

    St. John's 2014. Jeremy T. Hetzel from Boston, USA, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • St. John's 2014

    St. John's 2014. Jeremy T. Hetzel from Boston, USA, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:57 pm
9 am
0.7
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.7
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.6
46 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.5
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
0.5
42 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
0.4
38 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
0.4
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
0.4
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
0.7
41 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
0.7
44 km/h28 mph wind, Poor

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
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Water
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Wind
— km/hmph
Gusts
— km/hmph
Waves
—
UV
—
Tide
rising
Rain
—
Sunset
5:57 pm
Today
0.7Poor9 am3421
0.7Poor10 am4025
0.6Poor11 am4628
0.5Poor12 pm4025
0.5Poor1 pm4226
0.4Poor2 pm3823
0.4Poor3 pm3924
0.4Poor4 pm4025
0.7Poor5 pm4126
0.7Poor6 pm4428
Sat
1.3Poor9 am3723
1.2Poor10 am3220
1.1Poor11 am3119
1.1Poor12 pm3119
1.0Poor1 pm3119
0.9Poor2 pm3119
0.9Poor3 pm3018
1.0Poor4 pm2818
1.0Poor5 pm2817
1.1Poor6 pm2817
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 am, 0.3 m. Low at 12 pm, -0.5 m. High at 6 pm, 0.2 m. Low at 1 am, -0.7 mHigh 6 am, 0.3 m<1 ftLow 12 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftLow 1 am, -0.7 m2 ftNow10 am4 pm10 pm
  • High 6 am, 0.3 m<1 ft
  • Low 12 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 6 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 1 am, -0.7 m2 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.

  • Sun6.3 GoodBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue5.5 GoodBest 12 pm to 2 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 15%
  • Wed4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 12%
  • Thu5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 2%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 760 m0.5 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
1.3 km0.8 miTorbay (town)
Nearest airport
4 km2 miSt. John's International Airport (YYT)

Nearby places

  • Liquor ExpressFood and drink
    760 m0.5 mi
  • Atlas PizzaItalian pizza
    800 m0.5 mi
  • Killick Coast Restaurant and Take-outItalian pizza
    930 m0.6 mi

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

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