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Backyards surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Tuesday 17 Mar 2026 ADT
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Backyards surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Backyards sea temperature is
0.9° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Backyards today?

The current surf forecast for Backyards at 5AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm March 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (18 Mar)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (18 Mar)6ft (1.8m)11s

Table - waves today at Backyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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16 DaysHourly
Print Table
Tue
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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2
3
3
4
4
4
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
S
4.5
S
4
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSE
1.8
S
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)1112121211111111111111101010101067888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)570654094190363629562604223618701584787575419625282218132183178302278285280254254
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
25
W
20
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
E
15
E
20
E
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
E
10
E
5
NE
5
NNE
0
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:09PM
1.65
8:23AM
1.67
8:47PM
1.75
9:05AM
1.71
9:25PM
1.82
9:47AM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:34AM
0.28
2:50PM
0.17
3:16AM
0.17
3:29PM
0.13
3:59AM
0.09
Tue
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise-----7:20-------7:18-------7:16--
Sunset7:21-------7:22-------7:23-------
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
23----------------------
Temp. °C332-1-4-5-3-1-2-4-3-3-4-3-2-2-2-3-4-4-4-3-11
Feels °C (?)-5-4-5-8-12-13-11-9-9-10-8-9-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-8-7-6-6-5
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