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Backyards surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 02 Dec 2025 ASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
7.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Backyards today?
The current surf forecast for Backyards at 8PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (02 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (02 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Backyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 17 | 12 | 19 | 13 | 90 | 124 | 635 | 1060 | 417 | 687 | 1026 | 857 | 682 | 598 | 541 | 363 | 411 | 643 | 479 | 199 | 394 | 41 | 34 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:42PM 1.55 | 5:56AM 1.85 | 6:35PM 1.62 | 6:46AM 1.91 | 7:27PM 1.66 | 7:36AM 1.93 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:44AM 0.15 | 11:49PM 0.28 | 12:40PM 0.04 | 12:47AM 0.24 | 1:34PM -0.03 | 1:44AM 0.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 |
| Sunset | - | 4:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | -1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | -5 | -10 | -11 | -10 |
| Feels °C (?) | -7 | -3 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -4 | -6 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -4 | -8 | -15 | -21 | -21 | -20 |
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