Clarence Head

Clarence Head: 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 Clarence Head

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.

Visiting Clarence Head: tips

• Swim only where lifeguards or flags show it is safe.

How to reach Clarence Head — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 76.80466, -77.75780. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Clarence Head

• Manson Icefield · viewpoint · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~61 km
• Mount Glentworth · viewpoint · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~15 km
• Cape Combermere · beach · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~32 km
• Mittie Island · river spot · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~39 km
• Cape Norton Shaw · beach · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~52 km
• Perlerarfissuaq · beach · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~67 km
• Cape Stokes · beach · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~68 km
• Thorndike Peaks · viewpoint · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~69 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Clarence Head

Other beaches & coast near Clarence Head

• Boger Bay · beach · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~84 km
• Bentham Fiord · beach · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~89 km
• Fram Fiord · beach · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~119 km
• Cape Combermere · beach · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~32 km
• Cape Norton Shaw · beach · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~52 km
• Perlerarfissuaq · beach · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~67 km
• Cape Stokes · beach · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~68 km
• Boger Point · beach · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~78 km
• Cape Tennyson · beach · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~88 km
• Phillips Point · beach · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~105 km

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