Hirtle's Beach (Hartling Bay) surf break

Hirtle's Beach (Hartling Bay) surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 15 Jan 2026 AST
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Hirtle's Beach (Hartling Bay) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hirtle's Beach (Hartling Bay) sea temperature is
3.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Hirtle's Beach (Hartling Bay) today?

The current surf forecast for Hirtle's Beach (Hartling Bay) at 11PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 15). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)--
Afternoon (15 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Evening (15 Jan)--

Table - waves today at Hirtle's Beach (Hartling Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
E
1.7
S
1.2
SE
1.3
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
0.6
SSE
1
SSE
3
S
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
1.6
S
1.2
SSE
1
SSE
2.5
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
Period(s) (?)1488999913131112121212121211101099999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)40182246290287235131331012123333031220900000
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
W
40
WSW
55
SW
50
W
45
W
30
W
25
W
15
W
10
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSE
45
SSW
45
SW
25
WSW
20
W
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:28PM
1.40
6:23AM
1.57
7:10PM
1.46
7:06AM
1.62
7:50PM
1.52
7:46AM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:14AM
0.54
12:54PM
0.22
12:58AM
0.50
1:34PM
0.18
1:38AM
0.45
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise-----7:48-------7:48-------7:47--
Sunset5:02-------5:04-------5:05-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---222-----------54-----
Temp. °C7554431-1-3-3-4-5-5-31236763234
Feels °C (?)2-1100-3-9-14-16-14-13-13-11-8-6-5-3-4-20-3-3-1-1
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