Check the Beach

Port Elgin Main Beach

Bruce County, Ontario, Canada

Port Elgin Main Beach 3 photos

  • Port Elgin Pier

    Port Elgin Pier. Francine Pallister, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Port Elgin Pier, Port Elgin, Ontario

    Port Elgin Pier, Port Elgin, Ontario. Francine Pallister, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Port Elgin Breakwater

    Port Elgin Breakwater. Francine Pallister, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 6:28 pm
8 am
5.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.3
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.3
6 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.3
7 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
6.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
4 pm
7.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
5 pm
5.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
7.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 6 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
7°C44°F
Water
—
Wind
96 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
2213 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:28 pm
Today
5.2Fair8 am159
5.1Fair9 am1610
5.3Fair10 am106
5.3Fair11 am74
5.3Fair12 pm32
5.3Fair1 pm63
5.3Fair2 pm75
6.0Good3 pm85
7.7Great4 pm85
5.3Fair5 pm96
7.9Great6 pm85
Sat
7.7Great8 am159
7.7Great9 am148
7.8Great10 am117
7.8Great11 am106
7.9Great12 pm95
8.2Great1 pm85
8.4Great2 pm96
8.5Excellent3 pm53
5.7Good4 pm53
5.5Good5 pm95
7.0Great6 pm64
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

  • Restrooms80 m270 ft away
  • Parking6 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 100 m320 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 110 m360 ft
  • Picnic tables290 m940 ft away
  • Playground60 m180 ft awayBeach Playground
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
1.3 km0.8 miPort Elgin (town)
Nearest airport
31 km19 miKincardine Airport (YKD)

Nearby places

  • Beachside CafeBurger
    110 m360 ft
  • Harbour Lite RestaurantBurger
    250 m830 ft

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.

  • Sat8.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun6.4 GoodBest 10 am to 11 amWind up to 28 km/h18 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon5.5 GoodBest 3 pm to 4 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 3%
  • Thu4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 45 km/h28 mph, rain 19%