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Backside Beach

Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Backside Beach 1 photo

  • Iceberg of Salvage, NL

    Iceberg of Salvage, NL. Ycleymans, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 2 pm to 5 pm, sunset 5:59 pm
9 am
1.3
53 km/h33 mph wind, Poor
10 am
1.4
51 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.6
51 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.9
55 km/h34 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.2
54 km/h34 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.3
52 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.4
55 km/h34 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.4
56 km/h35 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.3
55 km/h34 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
2.2
58 km/h36 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
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Water
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Wind
— km/hmph
Gusts
— km/hmph
Waves
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UV
—
Tide
rising
Rain
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Sunset
5:59 pm
Today
1.3Poor9 am5333
1.4Poor10 am5132
1.6Poor11 am5132
1.9Poor12 pm5534
2.2Poor1 pm5434
2.3Poor2 pm5232
2.4Poor3 pm5534
2.4Poor4 pm5635
2.3Poor5 pm5534
2.2Poor6 pm5836
Sat
2.7Poor9 am4326
2.8Poor10 am4125
2.8Poor11 am3723
2.9Poor12 pm3623
2.8Poor1 pm3522
3.1Poor2 pm3421
3.9Poor3 pm3119
4.5Fair4 pm2918
4.5Fair5 pm3320
4.5Fair6 pm3522
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 am, 0.2 m. Low at 12 pm, -0.5 m. High at 6 pm, 0.1 m. Low at 12 am, -0.7 mHigh 6 am, 0.2 m<1 ftLow 12 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.1 m<1 ftLow 12 am, -0.7 m2 ftNow10 am4 pm10 pm
  • High 6 am, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 12 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 6 pm, 0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 12 am, -0.7 m2 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun7.0 GreatBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon5.9 GoodBest 12 pm to 5 pmWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 4%
  • Tue5.9 GoodBest 12 pm to 2 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 6%
  • Wed5.6 GoodBest 9 am to 10 amWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 6%
  • Thu6.2 GoodBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 350 m0.2 mi. Listed as free
  • Picnic tables360 m0.2 mi away

Getting there

Nearest town
1.1 km0.7 miSalvage (town)
Nearest airport
72 km45 miGander International Airport (YQX)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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