Scotts Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Nova Scotia, Canada)

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Scotts Bay Surf Guide

Scotts Bay on the South Coast is an exposed reef and point break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the northwest. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the best swell direction is from the south. It very rarely gets crowded here. Watch out for rocks.

Scotts Bay Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef and point	3	fairly consistent	5.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Scotts Bay:

The best conditions reported for surf at Scotts Bay occur when a South swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Scotts Bay (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Scotts Bay with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 40% of the time in January while 31% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 29% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

40%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

31%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

29%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Scotts Bay Location Map

Interactive Scotts Bay surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Scotts Bay is Greenwood Airport (YZX) in Canada, 113 km (70 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Scotts Bay is Shearwater (Halifax) Airport (YAW), also in Canada, 122 km (76 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Scotts Bay Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 12:47 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM
Wave (m)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	8	8	6	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross	cross

Tides at Scotts Bay

Current tide and informaton

For Liverpool Bay, Nova Scotia, 7 km from Scotts Bay.

Next High Water: 11:40pm | 1.53m

Next Low Water: 05:18pm | 0.52m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Scotts Bay Sea Temperature

The water temperature (5.5 °C) at Scotts Bay is very cold. Despite the sun, surfers will need to wear a good steamer wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots. Relatively mild air temperatures and a windchill factor of (12.0 °C).

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.