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New Brunswick has Canada’s warmest saltwater beaches. Here’s why.

Parlee Beach Provincial Park

New Brunswick has Canada’s warmest saltwater beaches. Here’s why.

This post originally appeared on the Tourism New Brunswick websiteExternal Link Title.

 

Warmer than an Olympic swimming pool. And warmer than waters anywhere else in Canada.

 

Up to 29 degrees Celsius, in fact.

Yep, Canada’s warmest saltwater beaches are right here in New Brunswick. And we’re pretty sure there’s a long, sandy stretch with your name on it.

 

How does the water get this warm, you ask?

people walking in the sand at sunset

It's pretty simple, actually. Our warmest, sandiest beaches are on the Acadian coastExternal Link Title. This runs along New Brunswick's eastern border, from about Dalhousie to Murray Corner. The mid-section of the shoreline hugs the Northumberland Strait, a shallow body of water that warms up quickly under the hot summer sun. Here you'll find Kouchibouguac National ParkExternal Link TitleParlee BeachExternal Link Title and Murray BeachExternal Link Title provincial parks, plus Bouctouche DuneExternal Link TitleAboiteau BeachExternal Link Title, and more of Canada's warmest saltwater beaches.

Misty day with two people on the beach

And there’s another reason it gets so warm, too. The Gulf Stream (a powerful, warm ocean current) originates from the tip of Florida and follows the Eastern coastline all the way up to the Gulf of St. Lawrence, off the Acadian coast. 

 

Combine shallow waters with that nice warm current, et voilà! You’ve got the best beach destination in Canada.

Two kids giggling in the sand

Sooo... are you all in for a summer vacay by the sea? Check out New Brunswick's Sand & Sun TrailExternal Link Title road trip for plenty of sizzling spots to park your beach chair and stay a while. Be warned, though, you may never want to leave.

EXPLORE NB written in the sand