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

	Wednesday 03			Thursday 04			Friday 05			Saturday 06			Sunday 07			Monday 08			Tuesday 09			Wed
	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	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Broad Cove Nova Scotia	Kennington Cove Cape Breton Island	Broad Cove Nova Scotia	Broad Cove Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Lawrencetown Reef 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
Rating	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.4 S	0.2 SSE	0.5 SSE	1.3 SSW	0.8 SSE	0.9 S	0.6 SSE	1.0 SSE	1.0 S	1.4 S	0.9 S	0.9 S	1.1 N	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.4 SSE	1.0 SW	1.0 SW
Period(s)	9	8	8	13	11	6	9	9	8	9	9	6	7	7	7	8	8	7	6	6	5	5
Energy	57	43	33	53	132	216	119	180	98	211	184	270	88	85	134	73	63	23	23	13	59	59
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- on	cross	off	off	cross- off	cross	on	glass	glass	cross- on	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	10:54AM 1.43		10:53PM 1.57	11:37AM 1.40		11:35PM 1.52		12:14PM 1.11	12:35AM 1.49		1:09PM 1.38	1:08AM 1.41		2:04PM 1.41			2:52PM 1.45		3:06AM 1.35	3:46PM 1.51		4:11AM 1.37
Low Tide / height (m)		5:13PM 0.55		5:47AM 0.31	5:53PM 0.57		6:26AM 0.32		6:29PM 0.57	7:07AM 0.35		7:23PM 0.58	7:46AM 0.38		8:04PM 0.36	8:30AM 0.39		9:09PM 0.50	9:19AM 0.39		10:08PM 0.43	10:13AM 0.39
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	cloudy	light rain	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	13	10	16	16	12	21	13	17	17	15	13	13	14	12	14	15	13	16	16	15	23
Low °C	6	13	9	13	14	9	15	12	10	14	12	11	9	11	10	12	14	12	14	15	13	17
Chill °C (?)	11	12	8	15	15	10	21	12	17	17	14	12	11	13	11	13	14	13	16	15	14	23
Sunrise	5:30	-	-	5:30	-	-	5:35	-	-	5:35	-	-	5:28	-	-	5:28	-	-	5:28	-	-	5:28
Sunset	-	8:52	-	-	8:52	-	-	8:45	-	-	8:54	-	-	8:54	-	-	8:55	-	-	8:57	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.4 S	0.4 SE	0.5 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.9 S	0.6 SSE	1.0 SSE	1.0 S	1.4 S	0.9 S	0.9 S	1.1 N	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.4 SSE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE
Period (s)	9	8	8	7	11	10	9	9	8	9	9	6	7	7	7	8	8	7	6	6	8	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 E	0.2 E	0.3 SE	0.3 S	0.4 SE	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 ESE	0.5 SSW	0.3 SE	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.5 S	0.5 SW	0.3 SW	-	-	-
Period (s)	10	7	8	7	7	7	7	7	4	10	7	7	6	9	8	7	7	7	7	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.2 SSW	0.4 SW	0.6 SW	1.0 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.5 S	0.8 SSW	0.6 SW	0.4 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.3 SW	0.4 NNE	0.4 NE	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW
Period (s)	-	6	3	4	5	6	4	6	4	3	4	6	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	7	5	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	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	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Summerville Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Broad Cove Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Kennington Cove Cape Breton Island
Rating	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.4 S	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.2 SSE	0.3 SSE	0.5 SSE	1.3 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.9 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.9 S
Period(s)	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	13	12	11	5	6	6	9	9	9	9	9
Energy	131	75	71	57	42	43	40	46	33	39	39	53	65	132	167	244	216	139	177	119	133	180
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- off
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	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	10:13PM 1.61				10:54AM 1.43				10:53PM 1.57				11:37AM 1.40				11:35PM 1.52					12:14PM 1.11
Low Tide / height (m)			5:09AM 0.28				5:13PM 0.55				5:47AM 0.31				5:53PM 0.57					6:26AM 0.32
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	10	7	4	6	11	13	13	10	9	9	10	13	16	16	14	12	11	11	9	15	19	13
Chill °C (?)	10	5	1	4	11	12	12	8	7	6	8	11	15	15	12	10	9	9	6	14	19	12
Sunrise	-	-	5:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:28	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.4 S	0.3 S	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.3 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.9 S
Period (s)	5	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	12	11	11	10	10	9	9	9	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 E	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 E	0.2 ENE	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.4 SE	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.3 SE	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 ESE
Period (s)	10	5	4	10	7	7	7	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	7	6	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.7 SW	-	-	-	0.2 NNE	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.8 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.5 S	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW
Period (s)	5	-	-	-	2	6	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	4	5	4	5	6

	Tue	Wednesday 03
	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	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	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	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.7 E	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S
Period(s)	9	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Energy	140	109	131	131	97	75	74	73	71	70	57	57	56	43	42	41	44	43	43	40	40	40
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		10:13PM 1.61												10:54AM 1.43
Low Tide / height (m)									5:09AM 0.28												5:13PM 0.55
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	9	10	8	8	7	6	5	4	4	5	6	8	10	11	12	13	13	14	14	13	12
Chill °C (?)	12	8	10	7	6	5	4	2	1	1	3	4	7	10	11	12	13	12	14	14	12	10
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 E	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S
Period (s)	9	5	5	5	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SSW	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E
Period (s)	4	10	10	10	5	5	5	4	4	4	10	10	10	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.7 SW	-	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 NNE	0.2 NNE	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW
Period (s)	4	-	5	5	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	6	6	6	3	3	3

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Cayman Islands	Massachusetts	Rhode-Island
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Florida	Minnesota	Texas
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Jamaica	New-York	Turks and Caicos Islands
Louisiana	North-Carolina	Virginia

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Delaware	Lake Superior Canada	Nova Scotia
Georgia	Long Island New York	Rhode Island
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Lake Erie United States	Maryland	Virginia
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