Check the Beach

Canatara Beach

Lambton County, Ontario, Canada

Canatara Beach 2 photos

  • A plethora of sail boats dot the horizon off the Canatara Park beach in Sarnia. I visited Sarnia last weekend, which means I expect to have the rest of my pictures up by Thanksgiving or so.

    A plethora of sail boats dot the horizon off the Canatara Park beach in Sarnia. I visited Sarnia last weekend, which means I expect to have the rest of my pictures up by Thanksgiving or so.. Loozrboy from Toronto, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Boats on Lake Huron off the Canatara Park beach, Sarnia.

    Boats on Lake Huron off the Canatara Park beach, Sarnia.. Loozrboy from Toronto, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:34 pm
8 am
8.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.9
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.9
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.9
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.9
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.2
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.0
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.1
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

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

Air
9°C49°F
Water
—
Wind
96 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
149 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:34 pm
Today
8.0Great8 am106
7.9Great9 am95
7.9Great10 am127
7.9Great11 am64
7.9Great12 pm21
8.0Great1 pm53
8.0Great2 pm117
8.1Great3 pm117
8.2Great4 pm128
8.0Great5 pm128
8.1Great6 pm95
Sat
8.0Great8 am117
8.0Great9 am106
8.0Great10 am95
7.9Great11 am74
8.3Great12 pm42
8.4Great1 pm32
8.3Great2 pm42
8.3Great3 pm43
6.3Good4 pm53
5.8Good5 pm11
5.6Good6 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.

Facilities

  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 150 m490 ft. Listed as free
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
3.9 km2.5 miPort Huron (city)
Nearest airport
14 km9 miSt. Clair County International Airport (PHN)

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Canatara Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

Loads the map from Stay22, our stays partner.

Hotel results come from our stays partner. We may earn a commission when you book, at no extra cost to you, and it never changes the beach score.

The days ahead

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

  • Sat8.4 GreatBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.2 GreatBest 2 pm to 4 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 1%
  • Mon6.4 GoodBest 2 pm to 3 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 1%
  • Tue5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 3%
  • Wed7.4 GreatBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu6.0 GoodBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 8%