When is the best time to visit Wreck Beach?
It's at its best mornings and afternoons. Go near sunset for the light. Wedar also scores every hour of the next five days against the forecast; see the best time on this page.
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Wreck Beach
- 4.71.3k reviews
- Free
A clothing-optional beach below UBC, reached by steep wooded stairs, with open-water views and sunsets over the Strait of Georgia.
Quick answers
Wreck Beach in short
Is Wreck Beach indoors or outdoors?
Outdoors: best on a dry day.
Is Wreck Beach good for kids?
Sometimes: Clothing-optional beach with nudity; access is by long, steep stairs.
How much does Wreck Beach cost?
It's free to visit.
Do you need to book Wreck Beach?
No, you can walk in.
How long do you need at Wreck Beach?
About 2 hours.
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Where is Wreck Beach?
SW Marine Dr, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4.
Status, rating and hours checked on 1 November 2026; kids, cost, booking and setting verified by the Wedar team. Where our data comes from
Right now · 2:00 pm
Why it fits right now
A great call right now.
Nearly as good as its best, tomorrow 12 pm.
In its favour
- Sun's out
- Best in the afternoon
- Outdoors
Worth knowing
- Feels 8° out there
- Hours unknown: check before you go
10°
Clear
- Feels
- 8°
- Rain
- 0%
- Wind
- 7km/h
- 3pm
10° - 4pm9°
- 5pm
7°
The next five days
Best time to go
Scored on the forecast, its opening hours and when it's at its best. Tap a time to see it.
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Before you go
Plan your visit
Hours
Hours aren't listed. Call or check the website before you go.
Where and how
- 1 Wreck Beach
- 2 Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery · 13 min
- 3 Beaty Biodiversity Museum · 13 min
- 4 Museum of Anthropology at UBC · 13 min
- 5 UBC Botanical Garden · 19 min
Good to know
- Kids: Clothing-optional beach with nudity; access is by long, steep stairs
- Outdoors
- Free to visit
- Walk-ins welcome
- Allow about 2 h
- A hike
From visitors and the venue
What it's like
4.7from 1.3k reviews
Known for
- Clothing-optional beach
- Steep access stairs
- Ocean views
- Sunsets
What people say
- People like:
- Ocean views and the clothing-optional setting feature in review topics.
- Worth knowing:
- The long staircase and challenging climb back up are recurring topics.
Around University of British Columbia Vancouver
Nearby
Within about a 15-minute walk.
Good nowMorris and Helen Belkin Art GalleryGallery · 13 min walk
Good nowBeaty Biodiversity MuseumMuseum · 13 min walk
Good nowMuseum of Anthropology at UBCMuseum · 13 min walk
UBC Botanical GardenGarden · 19 min walk
On nearby
For the next three hours
What to wear to go there now
Leave with a jacket.
JacketThe whole time