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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	Sun		Monday 18			Tuesday 19			Wednesday 20			Thursday 21			Friday 22			Saturday 23			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	Scotts Bay 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	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	Broad Cove Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia
Rating	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.1 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.1 S	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.1 SE	0.4 SSW	0.1 SE	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.3 SE	1.8 SSE	1.3 SSE
Period(s)	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	7	7	8	8	7	7	13	7	14	6	6	5	7	7
Energy	919	314	151	106	137	100	96	134	196	356	573	90	51	73	13	39	12	28	35	103	340	201
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		9:18PM 1.93	9:59AM 1.68		10:07PM 1.89	10:51AM 1.65		10:59PM 1.82	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
Low Tide / height (m)	3:27PM 0.22		4:08AM -0.05	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		9:21PM 0.47	9:44AM 0.31
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	mod. rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7
High °C	23	18	14	16	14	11	14	12	22	22	17	11	14	12	13	17	15	16	17	15	11	9
Low °C	22	10	11	16	9	10	13	10	17	20	10	9	13	6	10	15	11	12	16	9	10	9
Chill °C (?)	23	18	13	15	13	9	13	11	22	22	16	8	12	10	11	16	14	16	17	14	10	6
Sunrise	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:41	-	-	5:41	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:39	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:37	-
Sunset	8:38	-	-	8:37	-	-	8:37	-	-	8:38	-	-	8:43	-	-	8:42	-	-	8:43	-	-	8:44
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.1 S	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.4 SE	0.3 SE	1.2 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.1 SE	0.4 SSW	0.1 SE	0.6 SSW	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	1.8 SSE	1.3 SSE
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	7	9	9	7	9	9	8	8	7	7	11	7	10	6	9	9	7	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	0.1 S	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.2 SSE	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 SE	0.1 S	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.7 E
Period (s)	-	-	18	9	13	16	12	9	12	-	9	9	9	9	13	10	14	10	19	12	18	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.1 SSW	0.5 NW	0.2 NNW	0.4 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SW	0.5 NW	0.3 NW	0.4 WNW	0.8 SW	0.6 SW	0.9 SW	-	0.6 SSW	1.3 SE	-	-
Period (s)	8	4	2	2	5	7	7	6	7	7	8	3	2	3	7	4	6	-	6	5	-	-

	Sunday 17				Monday 18								Tuesday 19								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	Ingonish Beach Cape Breton Island	Scotts Bay Nova Scotia	Martinique Nova Scotia	Broad Cove Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Broad Cove Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Moose Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Broad Cove Nova Scotia
Rating	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.6 SE	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.3 S	1.6 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 S	1.0 S	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.4 SSE	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.9 SSW
Period(s)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	7	7	6	6	6
Energy	45	919	511	213	314	245	189	151	130	106	205	85	137	71	89	100	61	96	108	100	134	100
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off
Tide State	mid-ebb	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				10:59PM 1.82
Low Tide / height (m)			3:13PM 0.19				4:08AM -0.05				4:11PM 0.21				5:01AM -0.03				5:16PM 0.28
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	23	21	19	12	11	10	11	14	16	15	14	12	11	9	10	11	14	13	10	11	15
Chill °C (?)	17	23	21	19	11	10	8	10	13	15	14	13	11	10	7	8	9	13	12	9	10	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	8:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:37	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 SE	1.7 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.3 S	1.6 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 S	1.0 S	0.9 SSW	0.8 S	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.4 SE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SE	0.2 SSE	0.4 SSE
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	9	9	7	9	9	9	7	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.2 SSE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.3 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.1 SE	0.4 SSE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.2 SSE	0.1 SE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	18	18	9	9	9	13	9	7	16	8	12	12	12	9	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 WSW	2.1 SSW	-	-	0.5 NW	-	-	0.2 NNW	-	0.4 SW	1.0 SSW	0.7 SW	0.8 SW	-	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	3	8	-	-	4	-	-	2	-	2	7	4	5	-	7	7	4	7	7	6	6	6

	Sunday 17	Monday 18
	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	Ingonish Beach Cape Breton Island	Backyards Nova Scotia	Ingonish Beach Cape Breton Island	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Scotts Bay Nova Scotia	Minutes Nova Scotia	Martinique Nova Scotia	Martinique Nova Scotia	Backyards 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
Rating	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.6 SE	2.1 SSW	0.6 SE	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.3 S	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 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	44	537	45	547	547	919	547	511	511	511	672	213	404	353	314	295	259	245	218	218	189	183
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross	off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)													9:18PM 1.93
Low Tide / height (m)							3:25PM 0.22													4:08AM -0.05
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	12	18	15	16	23	20	21	21	20	20	19	16	13	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	9
Chill °C (?)	16	10	17	14	15	23	20	21	21	20	20	19	16	12	11	11	10	10	10	9	8	7
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:43	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 SE	0.1 S	0.6 SE	-	-	1.7 SSW	-	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.4 S	1.3 S	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 S
Period (s)	8	15	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
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	18	18	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.6 WSW	2.1 SSW	0.4 WSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	-	-	-	1.9 SSW	-	-	0.5 NW	0.5 NW	0.5 NW	0.5 NW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	4	8	3	8	8	8	8	-	-	-	8	-	-	4	4	4	4	-	-	-	-	-

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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
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Delaware	Lake Superior Canada	Nova Scotia
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Lake Erie United States	Maryland	Virginia
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