- Timing
- Date and time specific
- Source
- Canadian Hydrographic Service
- Not included
- Live beach measurements
Read tide predictions for your visit
Use the Canadian Hydrographic Service’s prediction tables for the date of your visit. Read both the time and predicted height, and consider whether the water is rising or falling during the whole period you intend to stay. A low point in a table is not permission to enter a closed or hazardous shore area.
Choose the right station and timezone
The official Vancouver and Point Atkinson station pages provide local-area predictions. Check the selected station, date, units and Pacific time setting. The figures belong to that station; do not present them as an exact measurement at every Stanley Park beach. Ask an appropriate marine authority if you need navigation-grade advice.
Distinguish tides waves and closures
Tide predictions do not replace a weather forecast, wave observations, swimming advisories or closure notices. Wind and other conditions can make a coastal outing unsuitable even when a predicted tide seems convenient. Follow posted barriers and the current official information for your destination.
Plan a flexible beach visit
For a beach visit, leave room to move your picnic or choose a land-based alternative. Do not build an itinerary around scrambling onto exposed rocks. This guide links official predictions rather than embedding a stale screenshot or claiming a cached time is today’s tide.