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Beach timelapses in British Columbia

2 beaches have a timelapse cam in British Columbia, 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 1:04 am 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. Timelapse17.0Greatlater

    Baker Beach

    Sunshine Coast Regional District

    Dark there now. Best 8 am later
    Air
    7°C44°F
    Water
    12°C54°F
    Wind
    9 km/h6 mph
    Waves
    0.4 m1 ft
    Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 8 am, 3.9
  2. Timelapse24.1Fairlater

    West Beach

    Central Coast Regional District

    Dark there now. Best 9 am later
    Air
    8°C46°F
    Water
    10°C51°F
    Wind
    14 km/h9 mph
    Waves
    1.5 m5 ft
    Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 5 pm, 1.3

Every beach with a timelapse in British Columbia

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2 beaches listed · 2 of 2 scored live

  1. Timelapse

    Baker Beach

    Sunshine Coast Regional District

    7.0Greatlater

    Flat water, light wind and 12°C54°F water.

    • Water12°C54°F
    • Air7°C44°F
    • Wind9 km/h6 mph
    • Waves0.4 m1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 6 pm later
    • Free parking
  2. Timelapse

    West Beach

    Central Coast Regional District

    4.1Fairlater

    1.5 m5 ft waves, gentle breeze and 10°C51°F water.

    • Water10°C51°F
    • Air8°C46°F
    • Wind14 km/h9 mph
    • Waves1.5 m5 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 9 am to 12 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
Map of British Columbia beaches with live score pins

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Timelapses by area

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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.