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Backyards surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Tuesday 17 Mar 2026 ADT
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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
0.9° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Backyards today?

The current surf forecast for Backyards at 8PM is: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 4.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm March 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)--
Afternoon (17 Mar)18ft (5.5m)11s
Evening (17 Mar)15ft (4.5m)12s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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3
3
4
4
4
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5.5
S
5.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
2
S
1.9
S
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1
SSW
1.4
ESE
1.5
SE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
Period(s) (?)1011111212121111111111111110109910687788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)64346602547351324245362329562749223618811584711597802711335318175149289140108186169
Wind
(km/h)
55
S
40
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
5
ESE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:09PM
1.65
8:23AM
1.67
8:47PM
1.75
9:05AM
1.71
9:25PM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:12PM
0.23
2:34AM
0.28
2:50PM
0.17
3:16AM
0.17
3:29PM
0.13
3:59AM
0.09
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise-------7:20-------7:18-------7:16
Sunset--7:21-------7:22-------7:23-----
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
11721--------------------
Temp. °C1184310-2-4-20-1-3-3-3-3-2-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-2
Feels °C (?)10-3-4-6-7-9-13-10-8-8-9-8-8-9-9-8-7-7-8-8-7-6-7
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