Local favourite beach · South Slave Region, Northwest Territories
Windy Bay
Windy Bay is a beach in South Slave Region, Northwest Territories.
Windy Bay: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Windy Bay
Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Windy Bay — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 61.35748, -115.97863. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Windy Bay
- Vale Island · river spot · South Slave Region · ~71 km
- Hay River Museum · museum · South Slave Region · ~72 km
- Island B · river spot · South Slave Region · ~73 km
- Island D · river spot · South Slave Region · ~73 km
- Horncastle Point · beach · South Slave Region · ~4 km
- Sulphur Bay · beach · South Slave Region · ~5 km
- South Cranberry Island · river spot · South Slave Region · ~9 km
- Gooseberry Island · river spot · South Slave Region · ~11 km
- Middle Cranberry Island · river spot · South Slave Region · ~12 km
- North Cranberry Island · river spot · South Slave Region · ~15 km
- Slave Bay · beach · South Slave Region · ~15 km
- Prairie Lake · lake · South Slave Region · ~18 km
- Falaise Lake · lake · South Slave Region · ~20 km
- Wed Island · river spot · South Slave Region · ~20 km
- Jones Bay · beach · South Slave Region · ~22 km
- Boulogne Lake · lake · South Slave Region · ~24 km
- Caribou Bay · beach · South Slave Region · ~28 km
- Black Spruce Island · river spot · South Slave Region · ~31 km
Other beaches & coast near Windy Bay
- Breynat Bight · beach · South Slave Region · ~93 km
- Dawson Bay · beach · South Slave Region · ~131 km
- Horncastle Point · beach · South Slave Region · ~4 km
- Sulphur Bay · beach · South Slave Region · ~5 km
- Slave Bay · beach · South Slave Region · ~15 km
- Jones Bay · beach · South Slave Region · ~22 km
- Caribou Bay · beach · South Slave Region · ~28 km
- Deep Bay · beach · South Slave Region · ~36 km
- Moraine Bay · beach · South Slave Region · ~39 km
- Moraine Point · beach · South Slave Region · ~41 km
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Frequently asked
Is Windy Bay safe to swim today?
No visitor has reported the sea & crowd status for Windy Bay yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Windy Bay?
October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Windy Bay?
Nearby: Vale Island (river spot, 71 km), Hay River Museum (museum, 72 km), Island B (river spot, 73 km), Island D (river spot, 73 km), Horncastle Point (beach, 4 km), Sulphur Bay (beach, 5 km).