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West Beach

Durham Region, Ontario, Canada

West Beach 1 photo

  • West Beach at Port Darlington. Looking west toward cement factory.

    West Beach at Port Darlington. Looking west toward cement factory.. Dillan Payne, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 9 am, sunset 6:17 pm
8 am
7.9
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
9 am
5.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.8
18 km/h11 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
5.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
5.2
13 km/h8 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
9°C47°F
Water
—
Wind
159 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
3119 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:17 pm
Today
7.9Great8 am127
5.3Fair9 am117
5.2Fair10 am149
5.1Fair11 am149
4.8Fair12 pm1811
4.7Fair1 pm2012
4.8Fair2 pm1912
5.0Fair3 pm1610
5.2Fair4 pm149
5.0Fair5 pm1610
5.2Fair6 pm138
Sat
7.9Great8 am117
8.0Great9 am127
7.7Great10 am149
7.7Great11 am149
7.6Great12 pm149
7.7Great1 pm159
7.7Great2 pm149
7.9Great3 pm138
8.0Great4 pm127
8.0Great5 pm106
8.0Great6 pm106
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 m250 ft away
  • Parking5 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 70 m210 ft. Listed as free

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
980 m0.6 miEast Shore NB @ Yacht
Nearest town
3.2 km2 miBowmanville (town)
Nearest airport
19 km12 miOshawa Airport (YOO)

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 West 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 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun8.0 GreatBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.6 GreatBest 8 am to 9 amWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.3 GoodBest 2 pm to 5 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed5.5 GoodBest 6 pm to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu7.0 GreatBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 4%