the farther up the beach the more sand.parrsboro has the highest tides so it doesnt take very long for the tide to go out and come back in.The water isnt all that cold in the summer but probally colder then most places.its not far from a near by campground so there are almost always people swimming there but is still not all that crowded there are drop offs when you get father out so it can get pretty deep.but the bigger waves are in closer to shore anyways.