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Live conditions · Cavendish Beach, Prince Edward Island
beach
PEI's most iconic red sand beach — warm Gulf water, dunes, and Anne of Green Gables country.
Cavendish Beach is getting hammered right now
Cavendish Beach is getting active weather right now, with thunderstorm. Wind is 23.8 km/h from the SE. Air quality is favorable. Skip this one until the cell moves through.
Right now
14.7°C, feels like 13.5°C
Wind
23.8 km/h SE
Paw index
Stormy weather — wait this one out
Water temp
14°C — Cold — brave swimmers only
3-hour window
Conditions hold steady
No near-term weather shift is showing up in the current forecast window.
Insight of the day
Cavendish Beach is getting the kind of Atlantic light that makes short outdoor stops feel longer and better than the numbers suggest.
Map context
Wind is mild enough that the temperature will be the thing you notice first.
23.8 km/h SE · Gusts 36.7 km/h
Air is clean and easy on lungs today.
AQHI 2 · Visibility 16.09 km
Pressure is softening, which usually means the next island change is already organizing offshore.
1005.5 hPa · Thunderstorm
Daylight today
A long stretch of daylight to work with today.
Sunrise
5:21 a.m.
15h 48m of daylight
Sunset
9:09 p.m.
Air quality
Air is clean and easy on lungs today.
UV timer
Burn window: about 120 min
This is how long fair skin can be in direct sun at UV 0 before it starts to burn — calculated using the standard Health Canada formula (150 ÷ UV index). Apply SPF 30+ before heading out and reapply every 90 minutes if you stay longer.
Today's Questions
Cycling
1 route within 20 km
Activity matcher
swimming
Conditions line up nicely right now.
cycling
Conditions line up nicely right now.
hiking
Conditions line up nicely right now.
Tides
Low tide
11:12 p.m. · 0.4m
High tide · Tomorrow
6:55 a.m. · 1.2m
Water temperature
14°C
Cold — brave swimmers only
Visitor information
Parking
Paid
Parks Canada day pass required — purchase at the gate or online
Pets
No pets
Pets not permitted on national park beaches
Accessibility
Accessible
Accessible boardwalk to the beach and washroom facilities
Washrooms
Available
Seasonal washrooms and change rooms at the main beach entrance — open late June to Labour Day
Paw index
Stormy weather — wait this one out
Air temp
14.7°C
Comfortable range for most dogs
Pavement
Safe to walk
UV 0 · 14.7°C air
Wind & air
Clean air
AQHI 2 · 23.8 km/h wind
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