Barracks Beach

Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 5 pm, sunset 6:26 pm

8 am
8.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great

9 am
8.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great

10 am
8.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great

11 am
7.9
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great

12 pm
8.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great

1 pm
7.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great

2 pm
7.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great

3 pm
7.4
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great

4 pm
7.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great

5 pm
5.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair

6 pm
5.1
15 km/h9 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: 10°C49°F
Water: —
Wind: 74 km/hmph ESE
Gusts: 106 km/hmph
Waves: 0.3 m1 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: —
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 6:26 pm

Today

8.0Great8 am85

8.0Great9 am85

8.0Great10 am74

7.9Great11 am64

8.1Great12 pm74

7.3Great1 pm138

7.1Great2 pm1811

7.4Great3 pm1912

7.3Great4 pm1912

5.0Fair5 pm1610

5.1Fair6 pm159

Sat

7.3Great8 am2013

7.2Great9 am2113

7.4Great10 am1912

7.6Great11 am1610

8.3Great12 pm128

8.6Excellent1 pm85

8.7Excellent2 pm32

8.7Excellent3 pm64

8.5Excellent4 pm128

8.3Great5 pm138

7.9Great6 pm138

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

Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 90 m300 ft. Fee not listed
Boat ramp190 m620 ft away
SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town: 5.3 km3.3 miErie (city)
Nearest airport: 5 km3 miErie International Airport (ERI)

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

Nearby beaches

Beach no.11.0 km0.6 mi south away
7.7 Great later
Beach no.62.3 km1.4 mi north-east away
7.7 Great later
Beach no.7 Waterworks3.0 km1.9 mi north-east away
7.7 Great later
Beach no.8 Pettinato3.5 km2.2 mi north-east away
7.7 Great later
Mill Road Beaches4.7 km2.9 mi north-east away
7.7 Great later

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.

Sat8.7 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
Sun7.9 GreatBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
Mon7.4 GreatBest 11 am to 3 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
Tue4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 1%
Wed7.5 GreatBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 2%
Thu6.5 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 4%