Check the Beach

Port Dover Beach

Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada

Port Dover Beach 2 photos

  • Ling on the pier at Port Dover. A shortened visit due to the summer of COVID.

    Ling on the pier at Port Dover. A shortened visit due to the summer of COVID.. WabbitWanderer from London, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • 500px provided description: Port Dover lighthouse [#ontario ,#plants ,#lakes ,#light house ,#brantford ,#port dover]

    500px provided description: Port Dover lighthouse [#ontario ,#plants ,#lakes ,#light house ,#brantford ,#port dover]. Theraisa K, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 1 pm, sunset 6:25 pm
8 am
7.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.3
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.6
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
12 pm
6.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.8
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
5.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to 1 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
11°C52°F
Water
—
Wind
1610 km/hmph NE
Gusts
2918 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:25 pm
Today
7.3Great8 am1912
7.3Great9 am2012
7.5Great10 am1610
7.6Great11 am1610
6.7Good12 pm1610
5.4Fair1 pm149
5.8Good2 pm1711
6.3Good3 pm1811
5.1Fair4 pm1610
5.2Fair5 pm138
5.2Fair6 pm149
Sat
7.9Great8 am95
8.0Great9 am74
8.0Great10 am32
7.7Great11 am1610
7.9Great12 pm138
7.9Great1 pm138
8.0Great2 pm117
8.0Great3 pm96
8.0Great4 pm96
8.0Great5 pm74
8.0Great6 pm85
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

  • Restrooms140 m460 ft away
  • Parking30 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 120 m380 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink27 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
260 m870 ftPort Dover (town)
Nearest airport
48 km30 miJohn C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM)

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 Port Dover 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.

  • Sat8.0 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.8 GreatBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.1 GreatBest 10 am to 4 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed6.9 GoodBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu6.5 GoodBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 3%