Nova-Scotia Surf Map – Wind and Wave forecasts

Hirtle's Beach (Hartling Bay) Surf Break

Nova-Scotia wave (swell) map for surfers, windsurfers and sailors showing open ocean wave size, wave period and wave energy. You can customize the wave and wind maps with overlays for wind arrows, pressure and general weather for surfing. There are also options to display live wind observations from ships, wave buoys and weather stations on the wave maps in the Nova-Scotia region.

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	Tuesday 09			Wednesday 10			Thursday 11			Friday 12			Saturday 13			Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tue
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Nova-Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Western Head Point Nova Scotia	Hirtle's Beach (Hartling Bay) Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Broad Cove Nova Scotia	Kennington Cove Cape Breton Island	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Ingonish Beach Cape Breton Island	Backyards Nova Scotia
Rating	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.7 S	0.4 SSE	1.1 SW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 S	1.2 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.3 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.7 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.8 SE	1.1 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.5 E
Period(s)	7	7	6	6	6	7	5	5	6	7	8	8	6	6	7	8	8	7	7	7	7	7
Energy	65	20	132	50	52	85	75	53	69	100	265	264	134	156	348	210	375	221	129	104	62	64
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	glass	on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		3:46PM 1.51		4:11AM 1.37	4:40PM 1.60		5:13AM 1.41	5:33PM 1.69		6:11AM 1.48		6:26PM 1.78	7:18AM 1.46		7:18PM 1.85	8:15AM 1.58		8:10PM 1.90	8:53AM 1.66		10:26PM 1.18	9:45AM 1.68
Low Tide / height (m)	9:19AM 0.39		10:08PM 0.43	10:13AM 0.39		11:08PM 0.33	11:11AM 0.37		12:08AM 0.23		12:11PM 0.34	1:08AM 0.13		1:21PM 0.29	2:05AM 0.04		2:02PM 0.18		3:01AM -0.02	3:12PM 0.25		3:55AM -0.05
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	20	20	19	19	12	15	18	15	11	11	7	11	11	13	21	15	19	17	18	9	12
Low °C	14	19	15	17	16	11	13	17	13	10	10	7	10	10	11	17	12	14	14	18	8	11
Chill °C (?)	15	20	20	19	19	11	15	18	15	9	9	4	9	11	12	21	15	19	17	18	9	10
Sunrise	5:28	-	-	5:28	-	-	5:28	-	-	5:28	-	-	5:35	-	-	5:33	-	-	5:26	-	-	5:26
Sunset	-	8:57	-	-	8:57	-	-	8:58	-	-	8:59	-	-	9:00	-	-	8:51	-	-	9:00	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 S	0.4 SSE	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.2 ESE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.9 SSW	0.9 S	1.2 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.6 SSW	1.3 ESE	1.8 SE	1.1 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.5 E
Period (s)	7	7	6	6	6	7	9	8	6	7	8	8	7	7	7	8	8	7	7	7	7	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 ENE	0.1 SE	0.3 SW	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.1 SE	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.3 SE	0.6 SW	0.5 SE	0.4 SE	0.1 SW	0.1 S	-	0.5 S	0.4 SW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.5 N	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	6	8	7	8	7	10	6	6	7	8	8	8	10	9	-	7	7	8	7	7	4	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.7 SW	1.1 SW	-	-	0.9 SSW	1.0 SW	0.8 SSW	-	0.4 ENE	1.2 E	1.3 ESE	1.3 ESE	1.4 ESE	1.7 ESE	-	-	-	0.2 NNW	-	0.6 N	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	3	7	6	-	-	7	5	5	-	3	5	6	6	6	7	-	-	-	3	-	4	4

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Best forecast wave conditions in Nova-Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Martinique Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Ingonish Beach Cape Breton Island	Backyards Nova Scotia
Rating	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.6 S	0.6 SSW	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.7 SSW	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SW	0.6 SE	0.8 SSW
Period(s)	7	8	8	7	7	7	4	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	6	6	5	8	5
Energy	86	80	70	65	20	20	28	71	132	75	62	50	51	52	62	62	85	75	68	75	41	53
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	on	glass	glass	glass	glass	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross- on
Tide State	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)			3:06AM 1.34				3:46PM 1.51				4:11AM 1.37				4:40PM 1.60				5:13AM 1.41
Low Tide / height (m)	9:09PM 0.50				9:19AM 0.39				10:08PM 0.43				10:13AM 0.39				11:08PM 0.33				11:40AM 0.43
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-
Temp. °C	11	11	11	14	16	20	19	20	18	15	15	17	19	19	16	12	12	12	11	13	17	17
Chill °C (?)	10	10	10	13	15	20	19	20	18	15	15	17	19	19	15	11	10	10	9	12	17	17
Sunrise	-	-	5:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:28	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.4 SE	0.6 SE	0.4 SE
Period (s)	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	9	9	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 S	0.5 SSE	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 E	0.1 SE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SW	-	0.3 SE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	-	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.2 ESE	0.1 E	-	0.1 E
Period (s)	7	7	6	6	5	8	7	7	7	-	6	8	8	7	7	-	10	10	7	6	-	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.4 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SW	0.3 SSE	0.8 SSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	3	8	7	4	5	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	7	6	6	5	3	5

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Best forecast wave conditions in Nova-Scotia	Ingonish Beach Cape Breton Island	Ingonish Beach Cape Breton Island	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Martinique Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Hirtle's Beach (Hartling Bay) Nova Scotia
Rating	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.9 N	1.9 N	0.6 S	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SW
Period(s)	8	8	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	4	4	5
Energy	731	653	86	74	79	80	80	73	70	69	70	65	64	26	20	17	20	20	20	28	28	55
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- on	on	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)							3:06AM 1.35												3:46PM 1.51
Low Tide / height (m)													9:19AM 0.39
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	8	8	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	14	15	16	16	17	19	20	19	19	19	26
Chill °C (?)	5	6	10	11	10	10	10	10	10	11	10	13	14	15	15	16	19	20	19	19	19	26
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 N	1.3 NNE	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 S
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	5
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.5 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE
Period (s)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	8	8	8	7	7	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.9 N	1.9 N	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SW
Period (s)	8	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	3	8	8	7	7	7	7	4	4	5

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Florida	Minnesota	Texas
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Jamaica	New-York	Turks and Caicos Islands
Louisiana	North-Carolina	Virginia

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Cape Breton Island	Lake Ontario United States	North Carolina
Delaware	Lake Superior Canada	Nova Scotia
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