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

	Sun		Monday 08			Tuesday 09			Wednesday 10			Thursday 11			Friday 12			Saturday 13			Sun
	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	Backyards Nova Scotia	Martinique Nova Scotia	Michaud Point 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	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Martinique Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Ingonish Beach Cape Breton Island	Ingonish Beach Cape Breton Island	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia
Rating	0	2	1	0	3	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	2	1	2	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.7 S	1.5 S	1.2 S	0.9 SSE	1.8 N	0.4 SSW	1.0 SW	1.0 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.5 S	1.7 S	1.2 S	1.6 E	1.9 E	1.6 E	1.2 ESE	1.3 SE	1.1 ESE	0.7 E	0.6 SE
Period(s)	6	7	7	8	8	8	4	6	6	5	6	5	7	8	7	7	8	8	8	8	7	8
Energy	243	217	146	147	719	45	38	83	43	30	142	116	267	405	682	536	378	162	216	173	106	88
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- on	glass	on	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		2:06AM 1.35		2:52PM 1.45		3:06AM 1.35	3:46PM 1.51		4:11AM 1.37	4:40PM 1.60		5:13AM 1.41	5:33PM 1.69		6:13AM 1.46		6:26PM 1.78	6:27AM 1.37		7:18PM 1.85	8:00AM 1.61
Low Tide / height (m)		8:08PM 0.54	8:08AM 0.35		8:48PM 0.43	9:19AM 0.39		10:08PM 0.43	10:13AM 0.39		11:08PM 0.33	11:11AM 0.37		12:08AM 0.23		12:11PM 0.34	1:08AM 0.13		1:32PM 0.09	2:05AM 0.04		2:13PM 0.27
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	mod. rain	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	1	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	7	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	10	10	14	9	17	18	17	21	18	15	12	11	11	12	10	7	15	15	10	13	17
Low °C	13	7	8	13	8	13	15	14	17	17	12	12	11	9	9	9	6	12	12	8	11	16
Chill °C (?)	13	8	7	12	7	16	17	17	21	18	15	10	8	8	10	7	6	15	15	8	11	17
Sunrise	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:28	-	-	5:28	-	-	5:28	-	-	5:26	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:26	-
Sunset	8:55	-	-	8:55	-	-	8:57	-	-	8:57	-	-	8:58	-	-	8:59	-	-	8:54	-	-	9:00
Swell1 (m) & direction	-	1.5 S	1.2 S	0.9 SSE	1.6 NNE	0.4 SSW	0.1 SE	1.0 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.3 S	0.2 ESE	0.1 E	1.7 S	1.2 S	1.4 E	1.0 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.2 ESE	-	1.1 ESE	0.7 E	0.6 SE
Period (s)	-	7	7	8	8	8	8	6	6	6	7	6	7	8	7	9	8	8	-	8	7	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.7 SSW	0.3 SE	0.4 SSE	0.2 E	0.3 SE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.1 SE	-	0.4 SE	0.6 SW	1.2 SSW	-	-	-	-	0.5 S	0.6 SE	0.5 E
Period (s)	-	-	-	8	7	7	5	8	8	7	10	-	7	8	9	-	-	-	-	7	8	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.7 S	0.4 NNW	0.4 NW	0.8 NNE	1.8 N	0.3 W	1.0 SW	-	-	0.6 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.5 S	-	1.6 E	1.6 E	1.9 E	1.6 E	0.4 S	1.3 SE	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 SW
Period (s)	6	3	3	4	8	2	4	-	-	5	6	5	-	6	7	7	8	3	8	3	4	3

	Sunday 07				Monday 08								Tuesday 09								Wed
	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Nova-Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Ingonish Beach Cape Breton Island	Backyards Nova Scotia	Martinique Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Michaud Point Cape Breton Island	Michaud Point Cape Breton Island	Michaud Point Cape Breton Island	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Lawrencetown Reef 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	Moose Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia
Rating	0	0	1	3	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.5 S	1.7 S	1.2 SE	1.8 S	1.5 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.2 S	1.1 S	0.9 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.7 SSW	1.8 N	0.6 SSW	0.7 NNE	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SW
Period(s)	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	7	8	8	4	5	6	6	5
Energy	192	243	120	542	217	170	171	146	127	147	131	95	719	67	58	45	34	38	61	53	83	135
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off
Tide State	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		1:59PM 1.40				2:04AM 1.37				2:52PM 1.45					3:45AM 1.17				3:46PM 1.51
Low Tide / height (m)				8:14PM 0.56				8:08AM 0.35									9:19AM 0.39				10:08PM 0.43
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	13	14	10	8	7	8	8	10	14	13	10	8	9	9	13	17	18	15	17	16	14
Chill °C (?)	11	11	13	8	4	3	6	4	7	12	11	7	6	7	7	12	16	17	14	17	16	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	8:51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:57	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.2 S	-	1.2 SE	1.6 S	1.5 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.2 S	1.1 S	0.9 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.7 SSW	1.6 NNE	0.6 SSW	0.7 NNE	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	8	-	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	7	8	8	8	9	6	6	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 S	-	-	-	-	0.2 E	-	-	-	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSE	0.3 SE	0.5 S	0.3 ENE	0.4 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.2 E	0.1 E	0.1 SE	0.3 SE	0.4 SE
Period (s)	9	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	8	8	8	7	7	5	7	7	5	5	8	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.5 S	1.7 S	-	1.8 S	0.4 NNW	0.6 N	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 NNW	0.8 NNE	0.9 NNE	0.9 NNE	1.8 N	0.4 NE	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.5 WSW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	-	-	1.1 SW
Period (s)	6	6	-	7	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	8	5	2	2	3	4	5	-	-	5

	Sunday 07	Monday 08
	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM
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	Ingonish Beach Cape Breton Island	Ingonish Beach Cape Breton Island	Minutes Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Martinique Nova Scotia	Kennington Cove Cape Breton Island	Michaud Point Cape Breton Island	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Michaud Point Cape Breton Island	Kennington Cove Cape Breton Island
Rating	0	0	1	3	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.5 S	1.5 S	1.5 S	1.6 S	1.6 S	1.7 S	1.7 S	1.7 S	1.2 SE	1.1 SE	1.6 S	1.8 S	1.8 S	1.5 S	1.5 S	1.5 S	1.5 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.2 S
Period(s)	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Energy	176	181	192	219	219	243	248	255	120	106	240	542	542	217	217	226	226	170	170	175	171	232
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)					1:59PM 1.40													2:04AM 1.37
Low Tide / height (m)												8:14PM 0.56
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-
High °C	12	13	13	12	13	13	14	14	14	13	11	10	9	9	8	9	9	7	7	7	8	6
Chill °C (?)	10	11	11	10	11	11	13	13	13	12	9	8	6	6	4	8	8	3	3	3	6	2
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:13	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.3 SSE	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	-	-	-	1.2 SE	1.1 SE	1.6 S	1.6 S	1.6 S	1.5 S	1.5 S	-	1.5 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.2 S
Period (s)	9	8	8	8	8	-	-	-	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	-	7	7	7	7	7	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	-	0.9 SSE
Period (s)	-	9	9	9	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	6	6	-	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.5 S	1.5 S	1.5 S	1.6 S	1.6 S	1.7 S	1.7 S	1.7 S	-	-	-	1.8 S	1.8 S	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	1.5 S	-	0.6 N	0.6 N	0.6 N	0.4 NW	0.5 N
Period (s)	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	-	-	-	7	7	3	3	7	-	3	3	3	3	3

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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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