Nova-Scotia Surf Map – Wind and Wave forecasts

Nova-Scotia wave (swell) map for surfers, windsurfers and sailors showing open ocean wave size, wave period and wave energy. You can customize the wave and wind maps with overlays for wind arrows, pressure and general weather for surfing. There are also options to display live wind observations from ships, wave buoys and weather stations on the wave maps in the Nova-Scotia region.

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Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Monday 18			Tuesday 19			Wednesday 20			Thursday 21			Friday 22			Saturday 23			Sunday 24			Mon
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Nova-Scotia	Michaud Point Cape Breton Island	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Scotts Bay Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	White Point Beach Nova Scotia	Broad Cove Nova Scotia	Broad Cove Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia
Rating	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.2 S	1.0 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.4 SSE	0.9 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.8 SW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.1 SE	1.0 SW	0.1 SE	0.8 SW	1.1 SW	0.4 SSW	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE
Period(s)	8	8	7	7	9	6	7	8	8	8	8	7	13	4	14	6	6	5	18	18	17	16
Energy	204	130	118	97	71	98	236	359	536	88	52	75	11	43	12	44	79	17	18	24	25	22
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross- off	on	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)	9:54AM 1.64		10:07PM 1.89	10:51AM 1.65		11:17PM 1.79	11:47AM 1.60		12:10AM 1.73		1:10PM 1.55	12:53AM 1.60		1:52PM 1.51	1:59AM 1.49		2:58PM 1.49		3:08AM 1.41	3:59PM 1.49		4:14AM 1.37
Low Tide / height (m)		4:19PM 0.24		5:01AM -0.03	5:16PM 0.28		5:55AM 0.02		6:30PM 0.40	6:50AM 0.09		7:14PM 0.39	7:47AM 0.17		8:17PM 0.43	8:45AM 0.24		9:23PM 0.45	9:44AM 0.31		10:27PM 0.44	10:42AM 0.36
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	9	17	14	11	12	18	23	21	19	11	14	12	12	15	13	11	12	10	13	15	13	16
Low °C	8	14	9	11	12	14	17	19	10	9	13	7	10	14	9	11	12	7	9	15	11	12
Chill °C (?)	6	16	13	9	11	18	23	21	19	8	12	10	10	14	12	9	12	8	13	14	12	16
Sunrise	5:28	-	-	5:41	-	-	5:41	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:39	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:35
Sunset	-	8:37	-	-	8:37	-	-	8:38	-	-	8:43	-	-	8:42	-	-	8:43	-	-	8:44	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 S	1.0 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.4 SSE	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSE	0.4 SE	0.3 SE	1.1 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SW	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.7 SW	0.4 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.1 SE	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW
Period (s)	8	8	7	9	7	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	10	10	10	6	5	5	9	7	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 E	0.1 SE	0.6 SSW	0.1 SE	0.4 SSE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	-	0.3 SE	0.2 SSE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 S	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE
Period (s)	18	9	4	16	9	12	12	-	9	9	9	11	11	14	14	14	10	9	9	18	9	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 NW	-	0.8 SW	0.8 SSW	0.5 S	0.9 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.8 SW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 WNW	0.3 WNW	1.0 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 SW	1.1 SW	0.3 NE	-	0.2 SSW	-	-
Period (s)	3	-	5	7	4	6	7	8	8	3	3	3	3	4	6	6	6	3	-	5	-	-

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	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Nova-Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Michaud Point Cape Breton Island	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Summerville Nova Scotia	Ingonish Beach Cape Breton Island	Backyards Nova Scotia	Ingonish Beach Cape Breton Island	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Scotts Bay Nova Scotia	Broad Cove Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia
Rating	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.6 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 S	1.0 S	1.0 SSW	0.7 S	1.3 NNW	0.8 SSW	0.6 N	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.7 SSW	1.1 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.7 SSW
Period(s)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	9	9	7	6	6	6	6	7	8	8
Energy	341	245	189	204	130	130	78	224	118	40	79	97	70	71	71	151	98	103	159	236	306	359
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	on	on	on	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross	cross
Tide State	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	9:18PM 1.93				9:59AM 1.68				10:07PM 1.89				10:51AM 1.65				11:17PM 1.79				11:47AM 1.60
Low Tide / height (m)			4:08AM -0.05				4:17PM 0.53				5:01AM -0.03				5:16PM 0.28				5:55AM 0.02
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	12	11	8	14	17	16	5	13	9	9	11	11	12	12	12	14	15	11	17	23	21
Chill °C (?)	13	10	10	4	13	16	16	2	12	7	7	9	10	11	11	12	13	14	9	16	23	21
Sunrise	-	-	5:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:41	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:40	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 S	1.0 S	1.0 SSW	0.7 S	0.9 NNW	0.8 SSW	0.6 N	0.3 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.4 SSE	0.4 SE	0.2 SSE	0.4 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	9	9	7	7	7	6	9	9	9	9	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	0.1 S	0.1 E	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.6 SSW	0.1 SE	0.2 SSE	0.1 SE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	-
Period (s)	-	-	18	18	18	9	9	8	4	7	7	16	9	9	9	9	12	12	12	12	12	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.2 NNW	0.3 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.4 NW	-	-	0.5 SSW	1.3 NNW	0.8 SW	-	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.5 S	0.5 S	-	1.1 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.7 SSW
Period (s)	3	2	2	3	-	-	4	7	5	-	7	7	4	4	-	6	6	6	6	7	8	8

	Sun	Monday 18
	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Nova-Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Michaud Point Cape Breton Island	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Summerville Nova Scotia	Broad Cove Nova Scotia
Rating	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 S	0.7 S
Period(s)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Energy	404	353	341	295	259	245	218	218	189	189	178	204	151	148	130	137	133	130	270	110	78	80
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	9:18PM 1.93												9:59AM 1.68
Low Tide / height (m)								4:08AM -0.05												4:19PM 0.24
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	15	14	13	13	12	12	12	11	10	10	8	12	13	14	15	16	17	16	15	16	16
Chill °C (?)	17	14	13	12	12	10	11	11	10	8	8	4	11	12	13	14	16	16	15	14	16	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 S	0.7 S
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 E	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	9	9	9	9	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 NW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.3 NNW	0.3 NNW	0.3 NNW	0.3 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.4 NW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	-	-	-	-	1.2 SSW	0.6 SW	0.5 SSW	0.6 S
Period (s)	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	-	-	-	-	8	3	4	4

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Alabama	Maryland	Pennsylvania
Cayman Islands	Massachusetts	Rhode-Island
Delaware	Mexico	South-Carolina
Florida	Minnesota	Texas
Georgia-USA	New-Jersey	The Bahamas
Jamaica	New-York	Turks and Caicos Islands
Louisiana	North-Carolina	Virginia

Bermuda	Lake Ontario Canada	New Jersey
Cape Breton Island	Lake Ontario United States	North Carolina
Delaware	Lake Superior Canada	Nova Scotia
Georgia	Long Island New York	Rhode Island
Lake Erie Canada	Maine	South Carolina
Lake Erie United States	Maryland	Virginia
Lake Huron Canada	Massachusetts
Lake Huron United States	New Hampshire

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