Check the Beach

Bay Beach

Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada

Bay Beach 5 photos

  • Coastal dunes of Crystal Beach

    Coastal dunes of Crystal Beach. Gogerr, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Bay Beach (Crystal Beach) 2

    Bay Beach (Crystal Beach) 2. Gogerr, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Bay Beach (Crystal Beach)

    Bay Beach (Crystal Beach). Gogerr, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Dsc

    Dsc. Jorge Cortell, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Dsc

    Dsc. Jorge Cortell, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 6:21 pm
8 am
8.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
11 am
5.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.6
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.5
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
6 pm
5.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to 11 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
9°C49°F
Water
—
Wind
117 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
2415 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:21 pm
Today
8.0Great8 am127
8.0Great9 am106
7.8Great10 am138
5.5Good11 am106
5.3Fair12 pm85
5.4Fair1 pm106
5.5Good2 pm117
5.6Good3 pm106
5.6Good4 pm96
5.5Good5 pm95
5.3Fair6 pm127
Sat
7.9Great8 am138
7.9Great9 am138
8.0Great10 am128
8.0Great11 am117
8.0Great12 pm106
8.2Great1 pm95
8.3Great2 pm74
8.5Excellent3 pm64
8.5Excellent4 pm42
8.5Excellent5 pm32
8.0Great6 pm21
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

  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 830 m0.5 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
540 m0.3 miLakewood Avenue / Erie Road
Nearest town
1.5 km0.9 miCrystal Beach (village)
Nearest airport
38 km24 miSt Catharines / Niagara District Airport (YCM) (YCM)

Nearby places

  • Shake n' DogFood and drink
    830 m0.5 mi

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 Bay 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.

  • Sat8.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.8 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.3 GreatBest 9 am to 3 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.5 GoodBest 2 pm to 4 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed6.5 GoodBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 3%
  • Thu6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 4%