Hirtles Beach (Hartling Bay) Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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Surf Break: Hirtles Beach (Hartling Bay)

Hirdles on the South Coast is a reasonably exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. Ideal winds are from the north northwest with some shelter here from north winds. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the optimum swell angle is from the east northeast. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded.

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Overall Hirtles Beach (Hartling Bay) Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Hirtles Beach (Hartling Bay):   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Broad Cove	13 mi
Second closest break	Cherry Hill	14 mi
Third closest break	Western Head Point	27 mi
Fourth closest break	Western Head Reef	28 mi
Fifth closest break	Scotts Bay	30 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Hirtles Beach (Hartling Bay):
Closest wave buoy	Halifax Harbour Buoy	46 mi
Second closest wave buoy	La Have Bank Buoy	122 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Northeast Channel Buoy	159 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East Scotia Slope Buoy	179 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Jordan Basin Buoy	188 mi
Tide stations nearest to Hirtles Beach (Hartling Bay):
Closest tide station	Riverport, La Have River, Nova Scotia	3 mi
Second closest tide station	Lunenburg, Nova Scotia	7 mi
Third closest tide station	Lunenburg, Nova Scotia (2)	7 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Lunenburg, Nova Scotia (3)	7 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Mahone Harbour, Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia	14 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Hirtles Beach (Hartling Bay):
Closest ski area	Ski Martock (Canada)	49 mi
Second closest ski area	Ski Wentworth (Canada)	104 mi
Third closest ski area	Hermon Mountain (United States)	141 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Bigrock Ski Area (United States)	181 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Crabbe Mountain (Canada)	185 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Hirtles Beach (Hartling Bay):
Closest city location	Lunenburg (Canada)	8 mi
Second closest city location	Bridgewater (Canada)	14 mi
Third closest city location	Chester (Canada)	20 mi
Fourth closest city location	Liverpool (Canada)	27 mi
Fifth closest city location	Halifax (Canada)	42 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Hirtles Beach (Hartling Bay) is Shearwater (Halifax) Airport (YAW) in Canada, 74 km (46 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Hirtles Beach (Hartling Bay) is Halifax International Airport (YHZ), also in Canada, 91 km (57 miles) away.
• Third is Greenwood Airport (YZX) in Canada, 95 km (59 miles) away.
• Saint John (St. John) Airport (YSJ) in Canada is 173 km (107 miles) away.
• Greater Moncton International Airport (YQM), also in Canada is the fifth nearest airport to Hirtles Beach (Hartling Bay) and is 208 km (129 miles) away.