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Vermont beaches

Which Vermont beach is best right now? 10 beaches ranked by live weather, wind, waves and water temperature.

Updated 2:12 am local timeScores from Open-Meteo forecasts, refreshed hourlyColors follow the lifeguard flags

Top 3 right now

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

  1. 17.5Greatlater

    Alburg Dunes

    Grand Isle County

    Dark there now. Best 8 am later
    Air
    5°C42°F
    Water
    —
    Wind
    16 km/h10 mph
    Waves
    —
    Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 2 pm, 7.5
  2. Blanchard beach at Oakledge Park, Burlington27.3Greatlater

    Blanchard Beach

    Chittenden County

    Dark there now. Best 8 am later
    Air
    5°C40°F
    Water
    —
    Wind
    10 km/h6 mph
    Waves
    —
    Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 11 am, 7.5
  3. 04 12 blanchard beach37.3Greatlater

    Blodgett Beach

    Chittenden County

    Dark there now. Best 8 am later
    Air
    5°C40°F
    Water
    —
    Wind
    10 km/h6 mph
    Waves
    —
    Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 11 am, 7.5

Vermont today

It is dark across Vermont right now: 7 of 10 scored beaches look good later. Read at 2:12 am; everything below is computed from that reading.

Better right now

Northern Vermont

2 of 2 beaches scored, 0 good now

7.2GreatAverage Beach ScoreBest: Alburg Dunes, 7.5
Water
—
Wind
17 km/h11 mph
Waves
—

Southern Vermont

8 of 8 beaches scored, 0 good now

7.2GreatAverage Beach ScoreBest: Blanchard Beach, 7.3
Water
—
Wind
12 km/h7 mph
Waves
—

Best hours

The best hour left today is 8 am (7.3); the weakest is 5 pm (4.6).

The strongest stretch runs 8 am to 5 pm.

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10 beaches listed · 10 of 10 scored live

  1. Alburg Dunes

    Grand Isle County

    7.5Greatlater

    Waves not available, gentle breeze.

    • Watern/a
    • Air5°C42°F
    • Wind16 km/h10 mph
    • Wavesn/a
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 5 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  2. Blanchard beach at Oakledge Park, Burlington

    Blanchard Beach

    Chittenden County

    7.3Greatlater

    Waves not available, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air5°C40°F
    • Wind10 km/h6 mph
    • Wavesn/a
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 5 pm later
    • Paid parking
  3. 04 12 blanchard beach

    Blodgett Beach

    Chittenden County

    7.3Greatlater

    Waves not available, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air5°C40°F
    • Wind10 km/h6 mph
    • Wavesn/a
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 5 pm later
    • Paid parking
  4. Lakeside Development Historic District, Burlington, Vermont. Arranged around a central park, roughly two dozen duplexes, identical when they were built as employee housing for a nearby factory.

    Lakeside Beach Access

    Chittenden County

    7.3Greatlater

    Waves not available, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air5°C40°F
    • Wind10 km/h6 mph
    • Wavesn/a
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 5 pm later
    • Paid parking
  5. Lake Champlain's Burlington Bay as seen from North Beach Park in Burlington, Vermont, at sunset.

    North Beach

    Chittenden County

    7.3Greatlater

    Waves not available, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air5°C40°F
    • Wind10 km/h6 mph
    • Wavesn/a
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 5 pm later
    • Paid parking
  6. Forever Young Treehouse in Oakledge Park, Burlington, Vermont, 2008

    Oakledge Cove

    Chittenden County

    7.3Greatlater

    Waves not available, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air5°C40°F
    • Wind10 km/h6 mph
    • Wavesn/a
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 5 pm later
    • Paid parking
  7. Burlington Bay Frozen

    Texaco Beach

    Chittenden County

    7.3Greatlater

    Waves not available, light wind.

    • Watern/a
    • Air5°C40°F
    • Wind10 km/h6 mph
    • Wavesn/a
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 5 pm later
    • Dogs allowed
  8. Burlington Bay, Lake Champlain, Vermont

    Leddy Park Beach

    Chittenden County

    6.8Goodlater

    Waves not available, gentle breeze.

    • Watern/a
    • Air8°C47°F
    • Wind19 km/h11 mph
    • Wavesn/a
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 5 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet

  9. Thayer Beach

    Chittenden County

    6.8Goodlater

    Waves not available, gentle breeze.

    • Watern/a
    • Air8°C47°F
    • Wind19 km/h11 mph
    • Wavesn/a
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 5 pm later
    • Free parking

  10. Shelburne Beach

    Chittenden County

    6.7Goodlater

    Waves not available, gentle breeze.

    • Watern/a
    • Air7°C44°F
    • Wind14 km/h9 mph
    • Wavesn/a
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 5 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
Map of Vermont beaches with live score pins

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Vermont by area

Every area we score, with its own read of today and its best beaches ranked. Filters above apply to the list, not to these.

Chittenden County

It is dark in Chittenden County: 6 of 9 scored beaches look good later. Best now: Blanchard Beach, 7.3 Great.

Dark now. 6 of 9 look good later

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

  • Blanchard beach at Oakledge Park, Burlington7.3Greatlater

    Blanchard Beach

    Chittenden County

    Dark there now. Best 8 am later

  • 04 12 blanchard beach7.3Greatlater

    Blodgett Beach

    Chittenden County

    Dark there now. Best 8 am later

  • Lakeside Development Historic District, Burlington, Vermont. Arranged around a central park, roughly two dozen duplexes, identical when they were built as employee housing for a nearby factory.7.3Greatlater

    Lakeside Beach Access

    Chittenden County

    Dark there now. Best 8 am later

  • Lake Champlain's Burlington Bay as seen from North Beach Park in Burlington, Vermont, at sunset.7.3Greatlater

    North Beach

    Chittenden County

    Dark there now. Best 8 am later

  • Forever Young Treehouse in Oakledge Park, Burlington, Vermont, 20087.3Greatlater

    Oakledge Cove

    Chittenden County

    Dark there now. Best 8 am later

  • Burlington Bay Frozen7.3Greatlater

    Texaco Beach

    Chittenden County

    Dark there now. Best 8 am later

  • Burlington Bay, Lake Champlain, Vermont6.8Goodlater

    Leddy Park Beach

    Chittenden County

    Dark there now. Best 8 am later

  • 6.8Goodlater

    Thayer Beach

    Chittenden County

    Dark there now. Best 8 am later

See all 9 beaches in Chittenden County

Sub-areas of Vermont

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

  • Blanchard beach at Oakledge Park, Burlington7.3Greatlater

    Chittenden County

    Dark now. 6 of 9 look good later

    Best now: Blanchard Beach, 7.3 Great
  • 7.5Greatlater

    Grand Isle County

    Dark now. 1 of 1 look good later

    Best now: Alburg Dunes, 7.5 Great

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Vermont beach questions

Answered from today’s data. Numbers change as the forecast does.

What is the best beach in Vermont right now?

Alburg Dunes has the top Beach Score later: 7.5 Great, with 16 km/h (10 mph) of wind. Scores are ranked from live forecasts, so the order changes through the day.

What is the water temperature in Vermont today?

We do not have a water temperature for Vermont right now.

Which Vermont beaches have lifeguards?

None of the listed beaches carry a lifeguard tag on OpenStreetMap yet. That means we do not know, not that there are none. Follow posted flags and local advice.

What is the best time to go to the beach in Vermont today?

Averaged across the scored beaches, the best hour today is 8 am, at 7.3 Great, and the strongest stretch runs 8 am to 5 pm. Each beach page has its own hour-by-hour forecast.

Are there live beach cams in Vermont?

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How many beaches does Check the Beach cover in Vermont?

All 10 beaches in our data for Vermont are scored live on this page.

Sources: Open-Meteo weather and marine forecasts; facilities from OpenStreetMap. All sources.

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