Summerville Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Nova Scotia, Canada)

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Summerville Surf Guide

Summerville on the South Coast is a fairly exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the northwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southeast. Waves at the beach break both left and right. It very rarely gets crowded here.

Summerville Spot Info

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

Surfing Summerville:

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

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

novemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Summerville with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of November. Clean surfable waves are typically found 15% of the time in November while 24% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 61% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

15%

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

blown out

24%

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

too small

61%

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

Explore Summerville Location Map

Interactive Summerville 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 Summerville is Greenwood Airport (YZX) in Canada, 117 km (73 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Summerville is Shearwater (Halifax) Airport (YAW), also in Canada, 132 km (82 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.

Summerville Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 09:33 Local Time

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

What does Summerville look like?

Latest photos from Summerville. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: rhiannon fitzpatrick

Tides at Summerville

Current tide and informaton

For Port Mouton, Nova Scotia, 2 km from Summerville.

Next High Water: 11:46am | 1.59m

Next Low Water: 05:25pm | 0.82m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Summerville Sea Temperature

The water temperature (5.5 °C) at Summerville 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.