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Backyards surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Sunday 03 Aug 2025 ADT
How big are the waves at Backyards today?
The current surf forecast for Backyards at 7PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Backyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 03 | Monday 04 | Tuesday 05 | Wednesday 06 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 34 | 67 | 68 | 37 | 51 | 48 | 43 | 42 | 34 | 36 | 42 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 31 | 52 | 52 | 95 | 41 | 70 | 50 | 60 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:08PM 1.39 | 4:58AM 1.22 | 5:07PM 1.42 | 5:56AM 1.26 | 6:01PM 1.48 | 6:48AM 1.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:48AM 0.65 | 10:57PM 0.52 | 10:50AM 0.67 | 11:59PM 0.48 | 11:54AM 0.65 | 12:55AM 0.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 03 | Monday 04 | Tuesday 05 | Wednesday 06 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 |
| Sunset | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Nova Scotia
Continuing clean conditions at Backyards (calm at Halifax 7 km from Backyards). 0.7m 7s swell from the SSW with a 0.4m 6s windswell from the E and a 0.3m 8s swell from the SSE. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
Actual: 35 min ago
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