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

	Thu		Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 29			Monday 30			Tuesday 31			Wednesday 01			Thu
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Nova-Scotia	North Shore Breakers Bermuda	Minutes Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Lawrencetown Reef Nova Scotia	Michaud Point Cape Breton Island	Michaud Point Cape Breton Island	Assateague Maryland	Ingonish Beach Cape Breton Island	Ingonish Beach Cape Breton Island	Assateague Maryland	Sauble Beach Lake Huron	Higgins Beach Maine	Cupsogue Long Island NY	Backyards Nova Scotia	Broad Cove Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	North Shore Breakers Bermuda	Assateague Maryland	Backyards Nova Scotia	Kennington Cove Cape Breton Island	Assateague Maryland	The Wall New Hampshire
Rating	2	5	4	3	3	2	1	1	1	0	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	0	2	2	0	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 ENE	2.3 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.9 S	1.5 S	0.9 N	0.8 N	0.8 NNW	0.4 ENE	1.7 SSW	1.2 S	1.7 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.1 S	1.3 SSW	0.7 NW	0.3 ENE	1.1 S	2.1 SSE	0.1 SE	-
Period(s) (?)	8	8	9	10	10	9	5	6	6	7	6	6	7	8	9	9	10	5	7	7	10	-
Energy(?)	652	689	3856	1245	894	529	61	96	94	22	223	121	438	692	218	405	234	8	142	395	4	0
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- on	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	2:43PM 0.91		4:46AM 0.81	5:14PM 0.69		5:54AM 0.81	4:55PM 1.33		6:02AM 1.51		6:44PM 1.54	6:55AM 1.55		7:46PM 1.63	7:54AM 1.58		8:04PM 1.67	8:30AM 1.40		8:05PM 1.24	9:01AM 1.61
Low Tide / height (m)		10:08PM 0.05	11:16AM 0.08		11:22PM 0.04			12:15AM 0.45		12:44PM 0.26	1:13AM 0.36		1:21PM 0.23	1:54AM 0.28		1:54PM 0.16	2:46AM 0.21		2:59PM 0.21	2:26AM -0.06	3:26AM 0.17	2:40PM -0.05
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	risk thund- der	mod. rain	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	light snow	heavy snow	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	1	8	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	6	5	4	-4	-6	6	-9	-6	7	5	7	11	4	4	4	17	19	1	-1	19	27
Low °C	19	4	4	3	-7	-7	5	-9	-8	6	3	3	10	-1	0	2	16	17	-2	-4	16	26
Chill °C (?)	20	1	1	0	-13	-6	2	-16	-12	3	5	4	8	0	1	0	17	18	-5	-5	18	27
Sunrise	-	-	7:03	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:47	-	-	6:26	-	-	7:01	-	-	6:46	-	-	6:43	-
Sunset	7:34	-	-	7:32	-	-	7:19	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:12	-	-	7:38	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:09
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 ENE	0.1 S	3.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	1.9 S	1.5 S	0.5 E	0.5 SE	0.6 N	0.4 ENE	-	0.2 ESE	1.4 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.1 S	1.3 SSW	0.9 E	0.3 ENE	0.1 E	0.2 N	0.1 SE	-
Period (s)	8	13	9	10	10	9	7	8	5	7	-	8	7	8	9	9	8	5	11	6	10	-
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.3 NNE	-	-	-	1.0 SE	0.9 SE	0.1 S	0.4 SE	0.5 SE	0.2 E	-	0.1 E	0.2 E	-	0.1 SE	0.8 SSW	0.7 NW	0.1 E	0.1 E	-	-	-
Period (s)	9	-	-	-	10	10	7	8	8	8	-	12	8	-	11	10	10	10	11	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	2.3 SSW	3.5 SSW	0.5 NW	0.8 NW	0.4 NW	0.9 N	0.8 N	0.8 NNW	0.8 S	1.7 SSW	1.2 S	1.7 SSW	-	0.4 NNW	0.7 WNW	-	1.2 S	1.1 S	2.1 SSE	1.4 S	1.8 S
Period (s)	-	8	9	3	4	3	5	6	6	4	6	6	7	-	3	4	-	6	7	7	6	7

	Thursday 26				Friday 27								Saturday 28								Sun
	11AM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	5AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	8PM	0AM	2AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Nova-Scotia	Assateague Maryland	North Shore Breakers Bermuda	North Shore Breakers Bermuda	North Shore Breakers Bermuda	North Shore Breakers Bermuda	North Shore Breakers Bermuda	Jones Beach State Park Long Island NY	Minutes Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Lawrencetown Reef Nova Scotia	Broad Cove Nova Scotia	Lawrencetown Reef Nova Scotia	Michaud Point Cape Breton Island	Backyards Nova Scotia	Michaud Point Cape Breton Island	Backyards Nova Scotia	Assateague Maryland	Backyards Nova Scotia	Assateague Maryland
Rating	0	3	3	2	2	2	3	5	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	1	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.4 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.5 E	1.2 NNE	1.1 NNE	0.9 NNE	1.9 S	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.3 S	1.4 SSW	1.5 S	1.1 SSW	1.3 S	0.8 SSW	0.5 E	0.6 SSW	0.5 ENE
Period(s) (?)	10	8	8	9	9	9	7	9	9	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	8	8
Energy(?)	33	652	503	434	352	268	712	3856	1242	1245	1086	860	688	320	380	529	243	348	144	44	86	43
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off
Tide State(?)	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	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			4:02PM 0.67				3:03AM 1.42				4:49PM 1.39				5:07AM 1.46				5:53PM 1.45
Low Tide / height (m)	8:56AM 0.10				10:08PM 0.05				10:35AM 0.33				10:58PM 0.52				11:44AM 0.30					11:11PM 0.07
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	risk thund- der	clear	clear	clear	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	cloudy	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	1	-	-	-	2	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	19	20	19	19	19	14	5	4	4	3	-1	-5	-5	-10	-7	-6	-5	-3	7	-6	6
Chill °C (?)	14	19	20	19	19	19	12	1	0	0	-2	-6	-12	-11	-17	-14	-10	-8	-6	5	-11	4
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:50	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:34	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:34	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:35	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.5 E	1.3 E	1.2 E	1.1 E	1.7 S	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.3 S	1.4 SSW	1.5 S	1.1 SSW	1.3 S	0.8 SSW	0.5 E	0.6 SSW	0.5 ENE
Period (s)	10	8	8	8	8	7	7	9	9	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SE	1.3 NNE	1.2 NNE	1.2 NNE	1.1 NNE	0.9 NNE	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SW	0.6 SE	0.7 SE	0.9 SE	0.7 SE	0.8 SE	0.6 SE	0.3 NE	0.6 SSE	0.2 N
Period (s)	8	9	9	9	9	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	8	8	10	8	8	8	5	8	4
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.0 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	1.9 S	3.5 SSW	0.4 NW	0.5 NW	0.4 NW	0.5 NW	0.5 NNW	0.5 N	0.5 N	0.4 NW	0.3 NE	-	-	0.5 N	0.4 ENE	-
Period (s)	5	-	-	-	-	-	7	9	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	-	-	4	4	-

	Thursday 26														Friday 27
	9AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	3PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	4AM	6AM	6AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Nova-Scotia	Assateague Maryland	North Shore Breakers Bermuda	North Shore Breakers Bermuda	North Shore Breakers Bermuda	North Shore Breakers Bermuda	North Shore Breakers Bermuda	Jones Beach State Park Long Island NY	Minutes Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Lawrencetown Reef Nova Scotia	Broad Cove Nova Scotia	Lawrencetown Reef Nova Scotia	Michaud Point Cape Breton Island	Backyards Nova Scotia	Michaud Point Cape Breton Island	Backyards Nova Scotia	Assateague Maryland	Backyards Nova Scotia	Assateague Maryland
Rating	0	3	3	2	2	2	3	5	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	1	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.4 ENE	1.9 E	1.9 E	1.9 E	1.8 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.2 S	2.4 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.0 S	2.3 SSW	0.9 SE	2.5 SSW	0.8 SE	3.0 SSW	1.5 S	3.0 SSW	1.5 S
Period(s) (?)	10	8	8	8	8	8	6	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	6	9	6
Energy(?)	33	708	725	725	652	652	104	598	728	749	787	765	748	532	689	112	868	80	1150	191	1518	193
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)							2:42PM 1.22												3:45AM 1.47	3:04AM 1.07
Low Tide / height (m)	8:56AM 0.10	10:08AM 0.09											9:39PM 0.54
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-
High °C	13	18	18	19	19	19	16	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	3	4	3	5	17	6	17
Chill °C (?)	11	17	17	19	19	19	15	-1	-1	-1	0	0	-1	1	-1	-2	-1	-3	0	16	1	16
Sunrise	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:34	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 ENE	1.4 NNE	1.4 NNE	1.4 NNE	1.8 ENE	1.8 ENE	0.1 E	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.2 ESE	0.1 S	0.9 SE	0.1 S	0.8 SE	-	0.2 E	-	0.2 E
Period (s)	10	9	9	9	8	8	9	13	13	13	13	13	13	10	13	8	13	8	-	9	-	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SE	0.3 NW	0.3 NW	0.3 NW	1.3 NNE	1.3 NNE	-	0.1 E	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 SE	-	0.1 E	-	0.1 E	-	0.1 NE	-	-
Period (s)	8	7	7	7	9	9	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	13	-	13	-	13	-	9	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.0 S	1.9 E	1.9 E	1.9 E	-	-	1.2 S	2.4 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.0 S	2.3 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.1 S	3.0 SSW	1.5 S	3.0 SSW	1.5 S
Period (s)	5	8	8	8	-	-	6	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	6	9	6

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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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