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Best beaches in Cambridge Bay

16 ranked beaches in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut

Ranked by the OnlyBeaches Index (OBI) — a 1-10 score blending water purity, conditions, crowd levels and vibe. Updated every 30 minutes.

All beaches in Cambridge Bay

  1. 1

    Bathurst Inlet Shoreline

    Remote inlet coastline

    7.0
  2. 2

    Cambridge Bay Beach

    Key Arctic coastal hub

    7.0
  3. 3

    Cambridge Bay East Beach

    Quiet sandy stretch

    7.0
  4. 4

    Cambridge Bay North Beach

    Accessible sandy Arctic beach

    7.0
  5. 5

    Dease Strait Beach

    Rugged Arctic shoreline

    7.0
  6. 6

    Dease Strait Shore Beach

    Dramatic Arctic shoreline

    7.0
  7. 7

    Ekalluk River Mouth Beach

    River meets Arctic Ocean

    7.0
  8. 8

    Jenny Lind Island Beach

    Remote island beach

    7.0
  9. 9

    Kent Peninsula Beach

    Remote sandy coastline

    7.0
  10. 10

    Queen Maud Gulf Shoreline

    Vast remote coastline

    7.0
  11. 11

    Simpson Strait Beach

    Isolated coastline

    7.0
  12. 12

    Simpson Strait Coast Beach

    Rugged coastline

    7.0
  13. 13

    Starvation Cove Beach

    Isolated calm cove

    7.0
  14. 14

    Wellington Bay Beach

    Sheltered bay

    7.0
  15. 15

    Wellington Bay North Beach

    Quiet extension beach

    7.0
  16. 16

    Wellington Bay Shoreline

    Sheltered bay

    7.0

What makes Cambridge Bay's beaches stand out?

Cambridge Bay sits in Nunavut, Canada and is home to 16 ranked beaches on OnlyBeaches. Every beach here is scored by the OnlyBeaches Index — a 1-10 metric blending water purity, live conditions (waves, water temperature, wind), crowd intelligence and vibe.

Whether you're after the highest-scoring beach in Cambridge Bay or a quieter hidden cove, the list above is refreshed every 30 minutes using live Stormglass and OpenWeather data.