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

	Friday 12			Saturday 13			Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Fri
	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	Ingonish Beach Cape Breton Island	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	Broad Cove Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Kennington Cove Cape Breton Island	Broad Cove Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Moose Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Broad Cove Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia
Rating	2	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.4 SSW	1.0 S	0.9 NNE	1.1 S	0.9 S	0.8 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.9 ESE	1.0 SE	1.1 SE	0.8 ESE	0.9 S	0.9 SSW	1.2 SSE	0.7 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.6 S	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	2.1 S
Period(s)	8	8	7	8	7	7	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	6
Energy	268	136	126	176	151	126	80	146	227	140	94	86	109	130	90	160	93	117	54	72	61	364
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- on	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	on	cross- on	on
High Tide / height (m)			7:18PM 1.05	7:06AM 1.55		7:22PM 1.82	7:14AM 1.44		8:10PM 1.90	8:53AM 1.66		9:19PM 1.96	9:45AM 1.68		10:13PM 1.93	10:39AM 1.67		10:45PM 1.81	11:55AM 1.65		11:39PM 1.71
Low Tide / height (m)		12:11PM 0.34	12:26AM 0.73		1:13PM 0.31	1:54AM 0.03		2:13PM 0.27		3:01AM -0.02	3:12PM 0.25		3:55AM -0.05	3:57PM 0.18		4:48AM -0.04	5:06PM 0.25		5:38AM -0.00		6:02PM 0.28	6:32AM 0.05
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	clear	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
High °C	20	19	8	9	9	9	10	12	11	12	14	15	19	17	16	20	22	19	20	17	14	14
Low °C	17	14	7	9	9	9	7	11	10	12	13	13	15	15	13	16	21	16	17	17	12	13
Chill °C (?)	20	19	7	7	7	7	8	11	9	10	13	15	19	17	15	20	22	19	20	16	13	12
Sunrise	5:28	-	-	5:26	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:26	-	-	5:26	-	-	5:26	-	-	5:33	-	-	5:28
Sunset	-	8:59	-	-	8:59	-	-	9:00	-	-	9:00	-	-	8:52	-	-	9:00	-	-	9:00	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 SSW	1.0 S	0.9 NNE	1.1 S	0.9 S	0.8 SSE	0.2 N	0.9 ESE	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.8 ESE	0.9 S	0.9 SSW	0.1 SE	0.7 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.6 S	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.1 SE
Period (s)	8	8	7	8	7	7	5	7	9	8	7	6	6	16	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SE	0.9 SW	0.6 ESE	0.5 SE	0.5 SE	0.6 SSW	0.2 N	0.7 SSW	0.5 SSW	-	0.5 SW	0.6 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.1 SE	0.5 E	0.5 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.2 ESE	-
Period (s)	8	8	5	8	8	7	5	7	9	-	7	6	6	16	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.5 E	0.7 E	0.8 E	0.8 SSE	-	1.0 SE	1.1 SE	0.8 S	-	-	1.2 SSE	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 S	2.1 S
Period (s)	-	-	-	4	4	5	8	-	7	7	5	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	6

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Best forecast wave conditions in Nova-Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Scotts Bay 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	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards 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	Ingonish Beach Cape Breton Island	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia
Rating	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.8 S	1.4 S	1.3 S	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.0 S	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.9 NNE	1.2 SSW	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.0 S	0.9 S	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.8 E	0.8 SSE	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE
Period(s)	6	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	6	8	7	7
Energy	62	231	208	268	225	136	238	268	126	271	219	176	149	151	119	126	126	64	132	80	145	146
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	glass	glass	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	glass	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on
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	low
High Tide / height (m)				6:11AM 1.48				6:26PM 1.78				7:06AM 1.55				7:18PM 1.85				7:14AM 1.44
Low Tide / height (m)		12:18AM 0.23				12:11PM 0.34				1:08AM 0.13				1:13PM 0.31				2:05AM 0.03				2:13PM 0.27
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	12	14	14	17	20	19	14	10	7	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	12	12
Chill °C (?)	12	14	14	17	20	19	13	8	6	7	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	7	4	11	11
Sunrise	-	-	5:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:26	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 S	1.4 S	1.3 S	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.0 S	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.9 NNE	1.2 SSW	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.0 S	0.9 S	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.2 N	0.9 ESE	0.9 ESE
Period (s)	6	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	5	7	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SW	0.1 E	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.9 SW	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.5 SE	0.5 SE	0.5 SE	0.5 SE	0.5 SE	0.6 SSE	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.2 N	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW
Period (s)	6	6	8	8	8	8	8	8	5	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	8	7	5	7	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 E	-	0.6 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.8 E	-	0.8 E	0.8 SSE	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	-	6	8	-	-

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Best forecast wave conditions in Nova-Scotia	Broad Cove Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Backyards Nova Scotia	Scotts Bay Nova Scotia	Scotts Bay 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
Rating	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.8 SSE	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.9 S	1.0 S	1.4 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.4 S	1.4 S	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW
Period(s)	7	6	6	6	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Energy	64	99	62	78	104	231	201	201	208	244	250	268	262	229	225	225	136	136	136	255	238	244
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)										6:11AM 1.48												6:26PM 1.78
Low Tide / height (m)				12:08AM 0.23												12:11PM 0.34
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	12	12	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	17	18	19	20	20	20	19	17	15	14	13
Chill °C (?)	13	12	12	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	17	18	19	20	20	20	19	16	14	13	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 SSE	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.9 S	1.0 S	1.4 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.4 S	1.4 S	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW
Period (s)	7	6	6	6	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SE	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.2 ESE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE
Period (s)	6	6	6	6	8	6	6	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.8 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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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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