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West Beach

Essex County, Ontario, Canada

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  • Point Pelee National Park is a national park located in Essex County in southwestern Ontario, Canada where it extends into Lake Erie. The word pelée, is French for bald. Point Pelee consists of a peni

    Point Pelee National Park is a national park located in Essex County in southwestern Ontario, Canada where it extends into Lake Erie. The word pelée, is French for bald. Point Pelee consists of a peni. Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:36 pm
8 am
5.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.3
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.5
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.3
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.5
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
5 pm
7.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 5 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
9°C48°F
Water
—
Wind
96 km/hmph N
Gusts
149 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:36 pm
Today
5.3Fair8 am74
5.3Fair9 am74
5.3Fair10 am53
5.3Fair11 am42
5.5Good12 pm43
5.7Good1 pm53
5.3Fair2 pm64
5.5Good3 pm64
6.4Good4 pm74
7.7Great5 pm85
7.6Great6 pm106
Sat
8.0Great8 am117
7.9Great9 am96
7.9Great10 am64
8.1Great11 am42
8.1Great12 pm64
8.1Great1 pm85
8.1Great2 pm95
7.9Great3 pm95
5.4Fair4 pm85
5.5Good5 pm85
5.9Good6 pm95
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

  • Parking9 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 30 m100 ft. Listed as free
  • Picnic tables50 m160 ft away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
190 m610 ftVisitor Centre Shuttle Stop
Nearest airport
52 km32 miWindsor Airport (YQG)

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.

  • Sat8.1 GreatBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.8 GreatBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.7 GreatBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed8.3 GreatBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 4%