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Great French Beach

Twillingate, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Great French Beach 3 photos

  • Twillingate

    Twillingate. Patrick Mueller from apex, usa, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Twillingate

    Twillingate. Patrick Mueller from apex, usa, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Twillingate

    Twillingate. Patrick Mueller from apex, usa, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:02 pm
9 am
2.1
50 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.1
49 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
11 am
2.0
52 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.0
51 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.0
49 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.0
49 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.9
48 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.9
50 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.9
51 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
1.9
50 km/h31 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
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UV
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Tide
rising
Rain
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Sunset
6:02 pm
Today
2.1Poor9 am5031
2.1Poor10 am4930
2.0Poor11 am5232
2.0Poor12 pm5131
2.0Poor1 pm4931
2.0Poor2 pm4931
1.9Poor3 pm4830
1.9Poor4 pm5031
1.9Poor5 pm5132
1.9Poor6 pm5031
Sat
2.6Poor9 am2717
2.8Poor10 am2515
3.0Poor11 am2113
3.3Poor12 pm1911
3.4Poor1 pm1710
3.7Poor2 pm138
4.5Fair3 pm128
4.6Fair4 pm149
5.0Fair5 pm1610
6.0Good6 pm117
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 7 am, 0.1 m. Low at 12 pm, -0.6 m. High at 6 pm, <0.1 m. Low at 1 am, -0.8 mHigh 7 am, 0.1 m<1 ftLow 12 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 6 pm, <0.1 m<1 ftLow 1 am, -0.8 m3 ftNow11 am5 pm11 pm
  • High 7 am, 0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 12 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 6 pm, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 1 am, -0.8 m3 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.

  • Sun6.5 GoodBest 12 pm to 5 pmWind up to 30 km/h18 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon3.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 6%
  • Tue4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 42 km/h26 mph, rain 8%
  • Wed2.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 44 km/h27 mph, rain 8%
  • Thu4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 2%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 280 m910 ft. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest town
1.5 km0.9 miDurrell (town)
Nearest airport
83 km52 miGander International Airport (YQX)

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

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