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Current beach conditions on Lake Ontario

The Lake Ontario watershed provides a cool retreat for you, your friends and your family on hot summer days in Southern Ontario.
Use the map below to find your closest beach, or click this link to open the map in a new window.

Can’t find your local beach? Please let us know so we can update our site.

Check the water quality at your local beach

Thinking about going swimming? The numbers and links below will lead you to the most up-to-date water quality information for beaches in your area.
Did we miss an area? Please let us know so we can update our site.

Our 2009 monitoring results

Worst beaches for August (percent of time beach was posted/closed)

1. Bowmanville East Beach, Newcastle Beach, Lakeview East Beach – Durham, Lake Ontario Park – Kingston (97%)
2. Bayfront Beach – Hamilton, Marie-Curtis Beach – Toronto (87%)
3. Pickering Beach, Lakeview Beach West, Frenchman’s Bay West – Durham (84%)
4. Jones Beach – Niagara (81%)

*Please note that due to the GTA CUPE strike, daily GTA beach monitoring has been interrupted.

Worst beaches for July* (percent of time the beach was posted/closed)

1. Bayfront Beach – Hamilton (90%)
2. Lakeview Beach East – Durham Region (72%)
3. Jones Beach – St. Catharine’s (62%)
4. Queen’s Royal – Niagara-on-the-Lake (59%)

Worst beaches for June* (percent of time the beach was posted/closed)

1. Lion’s Park – Campbellford (100%)
2. Jones Beach – St. Catharine’s (72%)
3. Victoria Beach – Cobourg (58%)
4. Bayfront Beach – Hamilton (57%)

For more details, see our June 2009 Beach report (pdf)

Lake Ontario Waterkeeper’s Beach Publications

• 7 Beach Revelations to Share With Your Friends and Family This Summer: July 2010
• 2008 Midterm Beach Report: Summer, 2008
• 2007 Beach Report: December, 2007
• June 2007 Beach Postings Results: July 2007
• 2006 Beach Report: December, 2006
• Investigating Municipal Beaches: Lessons from Bluffer’s Park: June 2006
• 2005 Beach Report: Fall, 2005
• 2004 Beach Report: Fall 2004
• A report on Procedure F-5-5 and sewage pollution in Ontario’s waterways: January, 2004