Check the Beach

Empire Beach

Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:21 pm
8 am
8.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.8
14 km/h8 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.6
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
12 pm
6.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.5
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
6 pm
5.3
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to 12 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
8°C46°F
Water
—
Wind
127 km/hmph NE
Gusts
3723 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:21 pm
Today
8.0Great8 am106
8.0Great9 am106
7.8Great10 am148
7.6Great11 am128
6.3Good12 pm117
5.4Fair1 pm106
5.5Good2 pm106
5.6Good3 pm106
5.6Good4 pm106
5.5Good5 pm96
5.3Fair6 pm95
Sat
8.0Great8 am127
8.0Great9 am117
7.9Great10 am138
8.0Great11 am117
8.0Great12 pm106
8.0Great1 pm95
8.2Great2 pm85
8.4Great3 pm74
8.4Great4 pm53
8.4Great5 pm32
8.0Great6 pm10
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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
7.2 km4.5 miCrystal Beach (village)
Nearest airport
36 km22 miSt Catharines / Niagara District Airport (YCM) (YCM)

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 Empire 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.

  • Sat8.4 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun8.0 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.2 GreatBest 10 am to 1 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.0 GoodBest 12 pm to 2 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed5.5 GoodBest 5 pm to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 3%
  • Thu7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 4%