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Beach timelapses in Canada

4 beaches have a timelapse cam in Canada, ranked by today’s Beach Score. A timelapse replays today’s still images, so it shows how the day has gone, not the water this minute. The player loads only when you press play.

Updated 9:24 pm local timeScores from Open-Meteo forecasts, refreshed hourlyColors follow the lifeguard flags

Top 3 timelapses right now

It is dark there now, so these are ranked by their best stretch next.

  1. Timelapse17.0Greattomorrow

    Baker Beach

    Sunshine Coast Regional District, British Columbia

    Dark there now. Best 8 am tomorrow
    Air
    9°C47°F
    Water
    13°C55°F
    Wind
    9 km/h6 mph
    Waves
    0.5 m2 ft
    Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 8 am, 7.1
  2. Timelapse24.1Fairtomorrow

    West Beach

    Central Coast Regional District, British Columbia

    Dark there now. Best 9 am tomorrow
    Air
    9°C47°F
    Water
    11°C51°F
    Wind
    16 km/h10 mph
    Waves
    1.7 m5 ft
    Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 9 am, 4.1
  3. Timelapse34.1Fairlater

    Scots Bay Beach

    Municipality of the County of Kings, Nova Scotia

    Dark there now. Best 6 pm later
    Air
    9°C49°F
    Water
    11°C51°F
    Wind
    49 km/h30 mph
    Waves
    0.6 m2 ft
    Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 6 pm, 4.8

Every beach with a timelapse in Canada

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4 beaches listed · 4 of 4 scored live

  1. Timelapse

    Baker Beach

    Sunshine Coast Regional District, British Columbia

    7.0Greattomorrow

    Small waves, light wind and 13°C55°F water.

    • Water13°C55°F
    • Air9°C47°F
    • Wind9 km/h6 mph
    • Waves0.5 m2 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 5 pm tomorrow
    • Free parking
  2. Timelapse

    West Beach

    Central Coast Regional District, British Columbia

    4.1Fairtomorrow

    1.7 m5 ft waves, gentle breeze and 11°C51°F water.

    • Water11°C51°F
    • Air9°C47°F
    • Wind16 km/h10 mph
    • Waves1.7 m5 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 9 am to 12 pm tomorrow
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  3. Timelapse

    Scots Bay Beach

    Municipality of the County of Kings, Nova Scotia

    4.1Fairlater

    Small waves, strong wind and 11°C51°F water.

    • Water11°C51°F
    • Air9°C49°F
    • Wind49 km/h30 mph
    • Waves0.6 m2 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 6 pm to 7 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  4. Timelapse

    Torbay Beach

    Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador

    0.8Poorlater

    Waves not available, wind not available.

    • Watern/a
    • Airn/a
    • Windn/a
    • Wavesn/a
    TodayTomorrowBest 5 pm to 7 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
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British Columbia

It is dark in British Columbia: 1 of 2 scored beaches look good later. Water is 11 to 13°C51 to 55°F. Baker Beach is the calmest, with 9 km/h6 mph of wind and 0.5 m2 ft waves.

Dark now. 1 of 2 look good later

Each square is one beach, colored by its live flag.

  • Timelapse7.0Greattomorrow

    Baker Beach

    Sunshine Coast Regional District, British Columbia

    Dark there now. Best 8 am tomorrow

  • Timelapse4.1Fairtomorrow

    West Beach

    Central Coast Regional District, British Columbia

    Dark there now. Best 9 am tomorrow

See all 2 beaches with a timelapse in British Columbia

Nova Scotia

It is dark in Nova Scotia: 0 of 1 scored beach looks good later. Water is 11°C51°F.

Dark now. 0 of 1 look good later

Each square is one beach, colored by its live flag.

  • Timelapse4.1Fairlater

    Scots Bay Beach

    Municipality of the County of Kings, Nova Scotia

    Dark there now. Best 6 pm later

See the 1 beach with a timelapse in Nova Scotia

Timelapses by state

Each square is one beach, colored by its live flag. Outlined squares are in the dark.

  • 7.0Greattomorrow

    British Columbia

    Dark now. 1 of 2 look good later

    Best now: Baker Beach, 7.0 Great
  • 0.8Poorlater

    Newfoundland and Labrador

    Dark now. 0 of 1 look good later

    Best now: Torbay Beach, 0.8 Poor
  • 4.1Fairlater

    Nova Scotia

    Dark now. 0 of 1 look good later

    Best now: Scots Bay Beach, 4.1 Fair

Timelapses come from Windy.com, embedded with Windy's own player, which loads only when you press play on the beach page. A timelapse replays today's still images from a webcam; it is not live video. We never re-host their images. Privacy · Live cams.