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Backyards surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 30 Jan 2026 AST
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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
1.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Backyards today?

The current surf forecast for Backyards at 10PM is: 0.2m 17s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 30). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jan)--
Afternoon (30 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (30 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)17s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
1
SW
0.8
SW
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.1
E
0.4
SSW
0.1
E
1.3
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
E
3
E
3
E
2.2
SSE
2.5
S
Period(s) (?)14171717161615156614141461356781011111212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)42322272625232271392020415369215697165726482335179512931901
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
45
NNE
55
NNE
50
NNE
50
N
45
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:11PM
1.50
6:20AM
1.74
7:04PM
1.58
7:11AM
1.78
7:52PM
1.65
8:00AM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:29AM
0.37
1:13PM
0.09
1:28AM
0.30
2:04PM
0.03
2:20AM
0.25
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise-----7:33-------7:33-------7:31--
Sunset5:19-------5:20-------5:21-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C-8-9-8-9-10-10-7-4-4-7-7-8-9-9-6-4-4-3-2-1-1-1-1-2
Feels °C (?)-16-17-16-16-18-18-15-12-10-13-12-12-14-15-14-13-14-15-15-13-13-12-12-12
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