Clock Tower Beach

Urban agglomeration of Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Paid parking

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 5 pm, sunset 5:54 pm

8 am
7.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great

9 am
7.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great

10 am
7.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great

11 am
7.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great

12 pm
7.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great

1 pm
7.4
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great

2 pm
7.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great

3 pm
7.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great

4 pm
7.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great

5 pm
4.7
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to 5 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 4°C40°F
Water: —
Wind: 106 km/hmph N
Gusts: 2516 km/hmph
Waves: —
UV: 0 low
Tide: —
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 5:54 pm

Today

7.5Great8 am74

7.5Great9 am106

7.5Great10 am117

7.4Great11 am106

7.4Great12 pm74

7.4Great1 pm95

7.4Great2 pm85

7.3Great3 pm53

7.3Great4 pm53

4.7Fair5 pm42

Sat

7.4Great8 am32

7.4Great9 am21

7.4Great10 am42

7.4Great11 am32

7.5Great12 pm43

7.5Great1 pm53

7.5Great2 pm42

7.5Great3 pm53

7.5Great4 pm53

7.5Great5 pm53

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.

About Clock Tower Beach

Clock Tower Beach is an urban beach in the Old Port of Montreal, located in Canada, Quebec. It is 1.686 kilometers from Village au Pied-du-Courant and 2025 meters from the city of Montréal.

From Wikipedia

Clock Tower Beach (French: Plage de l'Horloge) is an urban beach on the Saint Lawrence River in Montreal, adjacent to the Montreal Clock Tower in the Old Port of Montreal.

Source: Clock Tower Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

Restrooms240 m800 ft away
Drinking water70 m230 ft away
Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 100 m340 ft. Listed as paid
Food and drink102 within 1 km0.6 mi
Picnic tables60 m200 ft away
Playground240 m800 ft awayTerrain de jeux du Vieux-Port
Rentals2 within 500 m0.3 mide la Commune / Berri
Entry feeFree

Getting there

Nearest bus stop: 290 m950 ft
Nearest town: 2 km1.3 miMontréal (city)
Nearest airport: 10 km6 miAéroport métropolitain de Montréal (YHU)

Nearby places

de la Commune / BerriRental
280 m930 ft
de la Porte-de-Québec / St-AndréRental
360 m0.2 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Clock Tower Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

Sat7.5 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 5 km/h3 mph, rain 1%
Sun7.5 GreatBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
Mon6.7 GoodBest 2 pm to 5 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 2%
Tue7.4 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 1%
Wed6.5 GoodBest 3 pm to 6 pmWind up to 5 km/h3 mph, rain 3%
Thu7.1 GreatBest 10 am to 3 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 5%