Check the Beach

Colchester Beach

Essex County, Ontario, Canada

Colchester Beach 1 photo

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    S. Gary J. Wood from Toronto, ON, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 2 pm to sunset, sunset 6:37 pm
8 am
5.3
7 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.7
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.8
1 km/h1 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.9
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
3 pm
7.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.8
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 2 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
9°C49°F
Water
—
Wind
128 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
1811 km/hmph
Waves
0.1 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:37 pm
Today
5.3Fair8 am75
5.3Fair9 am74
5.7Good10 am64
5.6Good11 am53
5.8Good12 pm11
5.8Good1 pm53
6.9Good2 pm74
7.7Great3 pm74
7.8Great4 pm95
7.7Great5 pm117
7.7Great6 pm117
Sat
7.9Great8 am74
7.9Great9 am106
7.9Great10 am74
7.9Great11 am74
7.7Great12 pm53
7.3Great1 pm64
6.0Good2 pm74
5.6Good3 pm85
7.4Great4 pm117
5.5Good5 pm106
5.3Fair6 pm128
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

  • Restrooms120 m380 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 100 m320 ft. Listed as free
  • Playground90 m300 ft away
  • Boat ramp80 m270 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
250 m800 ftColchester (village)
Nearest airport
33 km21 miWindsor Airport (YQG)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat7.9 GreatBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun8.0 GreatBest 4 pm to 5 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.8 GreatBest 1 pm to 2 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 2%
  • Wed8.2 GreatBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu6.8 GoodBest 9 am to 12 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 4%