Local favourite beach · Columbia-Shuswap Regional, British Columbia
Windy Arm
Windy Arm is a beach in Columbia-Shuswap Regional, British Columbia.
Windy Arm: 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 Arm
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 Arm — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 51.89415, -118.01049. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Windy Arm
- Sentinel Peak · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 12 · ~23 km · Must-see
- Kinbasket Lake · lake · Columbia-Shuswap Regional · ~40 km · Must-see
- Apex Glacier · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 12 · ~41 km · Must-see
- Eden Peak · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 12 · ~47 km · Must-see
- Clemenceau Glacier · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 12 · ~48 km · Must-see
- Omega Peak · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 12 · ~49 km · Must-see
- Wales Glacier · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 12 · ~50 km · Must-see
- Kinbasket Lake · lake · Improvement District No. 12 · ~50 km · Must-see
- Triad Peak · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 12 · ~51 km · Must-see
- Chaba Glacier · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 12 · ~52 km · Must-see
- Downie Peak · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 12 · ~53 km · Must-see
- Mica Dam · lake · Columbia-Shuswap Regional · ~54 km · Must-see
- Mount King Edward · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 12 · ~55 km · Must-see
- Warwick Mountain · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 12 · ~61 km · Must-see
- South Twin Peak · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 12 · ~65 km · Must-see
- Bryce NE Station · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 9 · ~66 km · Must-see
- North Twin Peak · viewpoint · Improvement District No. 12 · ~67 km · Must-see
- Lake Revelstoke · lake · Improvement District No. 12 · ~68 km · Must-see
Other beaches & coast near Windy Arm
- Silver Beach Provincial Park · beach · Columbia-Shuswap Regional · ~122 km · Must-see
- Kinbasket Arm · beach · Columbia-Shuswap Regional · ~9 km
- Sullivan Arm · beach · Columbia-Shuswap Regional · ~10 km
- Cummins Arm · beach · Columbia-Shuswap Regional · ~28 km
- Yellow Bay · beach · Columbia-Shuswap Regional · ~36 km
- Gold Arm · beach · Columbia-Shuswap Regional · ~37 km
- Redrock Harbour · beach · Columbia-Shuswap Regional · ~43 km
- Succour Arm · beach · Columbia-Shuswap Regional · ~44 km
- Wood Arm · beach · Columbia-Shuswap Regional · ~45 km
- Esplanade Bay · beach · Columbia-Shuswap Regional · ~48 km
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Frequently asked
Is Windy Arm safe to swim today?
No visitor has reported the sea & crowd status for Windy Arm yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Windy Arm?
October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Windy Arm?
Nearby: Sentinel Peak (viewpoint, 23 km), Kinbasket Lake (lake, 40 km), Apex Glacier (viewpoint, 41 km), Eden Peak (viewpoint, 47 km), Clemenceau Glacier (viewpoint, 48 km), Omega Peak (viewpoint, 49 km).