What you can see on the Seven Mile Beach cams
Four resorts on the beach have cameras. One, at a condominium, looks over its pool and gardens through palms to the sand and the turquoise sea; another, at the north end, looks over a row of thatched palapas to the open beach and the calm water; two at a large resort look along the beach under sea grape trees and over its beach club, with cabanas, umbrellas and loungers. Time-lapses replay the last 24 hours, including one from another condominium further along, under casuarina trees.
Seven Mile Beach from the Meridian
From a balcony at the Meridian, a condominium on Seven Mile Beach, this camera looks over a curved pool, white loungers and tidy gardens, through tall coconut palms, to the white sand and the sea. Rows of umbrellas line the beach and the water runs from pale turquoise to deep blue under a wide sky.
It is the calmest view of the beach, good for the colour of the sea and the light. The owners stream it through ipcamlive.
Seven Mile Beach from Casa Caribe
From Casa Caribe, a condominium on West Bay Road, this camera looks straight out across a wide stretch of Seven Mile Beach to the calm, turquoise water, with a few loungers and parasols on the sand in front.
With little between the lens and the horizon, it shows the color of the sea and of the sky to the west, where the sun goes down.
Seven Mile Beach from the Discovery Point Club
From the Discovery Point Club, a condominium toward the north end of Seven Mile Beach, this camera looks down over thatched palapas and blue parasols to the sand, a small pool and the shallows beyond.
The water is clear enough to show darker patches on the sea floor close to shore, so the view is a good guide to how calm and clear the sea is for snorkeling.
Seven Mile Beach from the Coral Stone Club
From the gardens of the Coral Stone Club, a condominium on Seven Mile Beach, this camera looks past a thatched palapa and the palms to the sand, the blue parasols and the turquoise sea.
It shows the beach and the colour of the water through the day; the stamp in the corner gives the camera's own clock.
Seven Mile Beach from the South Bay Beach Club
From high above the South Bay Beach Club, a condominium resort on Seven Mile Beach, this wide-angle camera takes in its lawn, its rows of blue loungers and its pool, and the long sweep of sand with the sea beyond.
The wide lens bends the horizon, but it shows a long stretch of the beach at once, and how busy it is.
Seven Mile Beach from The Beachcomber
The Beachcomber, a condominium in the middle of Seven Mile Beach, runs this camera from above its pool. It turns from time to time, from the pool and a tall palm to the rows of loungers and parasols along the sand, with the sea behind.
Because it moves, it is worth waiting a minute to see more of the beach.
Palapas on Seven Mile Beach
From a condominium at the north end of Seven Mile Beach, this camera looks over a strip of lawn and a row of thatched palapas to the golden sand and the calm turquoise water of the west coast, with boats moored offshore and the wide sky over the sea.
The beach faces west, sheltered from the trade wind, so the sea is usually as smooth as it looks here; the cam is the clearest way to see it, and the sunsets in front.
Seven Mile Beach under the sea grapes
This camera looks along Seven Mile Beach from under the sea grape trees at the back of a large beachfront resort. Round wicker cabanas and loungers stand on the sand, the trees frame the view, and the calm sea stretches out to the horizon with the occasional boat.
It shows the beach as a guest sees it, and how full the loungers are; a time-lapse also replays its last 24 hours.
The beach club on Seven Mile Beach
From higher up at the same resort, this camera looks over its beach club: a row of white cabanas and canopies, palms, umbrellas and loungers along the sand, with a lawn and a path in the foreground and the sea beyond.
It is the busiest-looking of the Seven Mile Beach views, a good measure of how lively the beach is, and a time-lapse replays its last 24 hours.
Seven Mile Beach under the casuarinas
From a condominium further along Seven Mile Beach, this camera looks out between casuarina trees to rows of blue umbrellas, picnic tables and the turquoise water. Played back over a day, it gives the whole day on the beach at a glance.
Its owners share it through Windy; their own player only works on their website.
Not quite seven miles
The beach is in fact about 5.5 miles (9 km) long, but the name has stuck. It runs north from the edge of George Town to West Bay, and almost all of the island's big hotels are along it. The sea in front is usually flat, sheltered from the trade wind by the island itself, and the coral reefs begin just offshore.
When to watch Seven Mile Beach
The beach faces the sunset, and the calm water of the morning is the best time for snorkelling. On days when a cold front or a storm brings a west wind, the sea here gets rough, and the cams show it.
Nearby
Stingray City, the sandbar in the North Sound where visitors stand among the rays, is a short boat ride away. Camana Bay, a shopping and dining district, lies behind the beach, and West Bay, at its northern end, has Hell, a field of jagged black rock with its own post office.
Getting there
Owen Roberts International Airport is about 15 minutes away by car, and buses run along West Bay Road behind the beach. The public can reach the sand at access points between the hotels.
