Michaud Point surf break

Michaud Point surfForecast / Cape Breton Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 ADT
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Michaud Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Michaud Point sea temperature is
18.8° C
(Which is 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Michaud Point today?

The current surf forecast for Michaud Point at 8AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (17 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (17 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s

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

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Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
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 (?)
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
S
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)101010991010101010109944455599988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)272414141414141515151414222832253737281419191827
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
25
NNW
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:16AM
1.31
5:41PM
1.15
6:19AM
1.36
6:40PM
1.21
7:10AM
1.42
7:28PM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:42AM
0.38
11:49PM
0.30
12:41PM
0.32
12:45AM
0.24
1:28PM
0.26
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sunrise---6:41-------6:43-------6:45----
Sunset------7:09-------7:07-------7:07-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131212131618171616161617181918181919181820201613
Feels °C (?)11111112141413131414141414141515171717171918129
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Cape Breton Island

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Michaud Point (calm at St. Peters 18 km from Michaud Point). 0.4m 7s swell from the E with a 0.3m 9s swell from the SSE and a 0.2m 3s local chop from the E. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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3 km/h
W
0.0
18.8
Air / Water (°C)
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