Beach

Spanish Banks

Vancouver, Canada · sea 17.5 °C at its warmest, in August

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Sea temperature month by month

6.8Jan

7Feb

7.9Mar

9.9Apr

13May

15.4Jun

17.3Jul

17.5Aug

15.1Sep

11.6Oct

9.1Nov

7.5Dec

Monthly means in °C, NOAA OISST v2.1 climatology 1991–2020, sampled 16 km offshore, at the nearest open water cell of a 0.25° grid.

About

Spanish Banks (Squamish: P’ékwcha/Pəqʷə́cən, Halkomelem: šxʷsyiΦəm) are a series of beaches in the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, located along the shores of English Bay in…

Questions

How warm is the sea at Spanish Banks?

The sea off Spanish Banks averages 17.5 °C at its warmest, in August, and 6.8 °C at its coolest. These are monthly means from NOAA's OISST v2.1 satellite and buoy record for 1991 to 2020, sampled at the beach's own coordinates.

When can you swim at Spanish Banks?

The sea here never averages 20 °C in any month, so swimming means cold water all year. Some people do it anyway.

Where is Spanish Banks?

Spanish Banks is on the coast of Vancouver, Canada, at 49.2770, -123.2160. The map on this site flies straight to it.