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Wards Island Beach

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Wards Island Beach 2 photos

  • New and Improved Monkey Bars! Ward's Island, Toronto

    New and Improved Monkey Bars! Ward's Island, Toronto. Randolph Croft, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Soccer! Odd thing to find on a table in the middle of the Island...

    Soccer! Odd thing to find on a table in the middle of the Island.... Randolph Croft, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 9 am, sunset 6:21 pm
8 am
7.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
9 am
5.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
10 am
4.7
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.7
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.7
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.6
22 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to 9 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
11°C52°F
Water
—
Wind
96 km/hmph N
Gusts
1811 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:21 pm
Today
7.6Great8 am159
5.8Good9 am1610
4.7Fair10 am2012
4.8Fair11 am1912
4.7Fair12 pm2012
4.7Fair1 pm2012
4.8Fair2 pm1912
4.8Fair3 pm1811
4.6Fair4 pm2213
4.8Fair5 pm2113
4.8Fair6 pm1912
Sat
7.7Great8 am159
7.8Great9 am148
8.0Great10 am127
8.0Great11 am106
8.0Great12 pm64
8.0Great1 pm74
8.0Great2 pm106
8.0Great3 pm96
8.0Great4 pm96
8.0Great5 pm117
8.0Great6 pm117
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

  • LifeguardStation 100 m330 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms210 m670 ft away
  • Drinking water440 m0.3 mi away
  • Food and drink5 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 350 m0.2 mi
  • Picnic tables190 m610 ft away
  • Playground180 m590 ft away
  • Boat ramp440 m0.3 mi away
  • Rentals2 within 500 m0.3 miWard's Island Ferry Dock
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
1 km0.6 mi
Nearest town
3.7 km2.3 miToronto (city)
Nearest airport
23 km14 miToronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)

Nearby places

  • Ward's Island Ferry DockRental
    330 m0.2 mi
  • The Island CafeIce cream
    350 m0.2 mi
  • Island Outpost Bike RentalRental
    370 m0.2 mi
  • Island RivieraFood and drink
    460 m0.3 mi
  • Runaway CafeCoffee shop
    460 m0.3 mi

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.

  • Sat8.0 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun8.0 GreatBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.2 GoodBest 11 am to 12 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 1%
  • Tue5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 2%
  • Wed6.2 GoodBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 4%