Check the Beach

Backside

Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Backside 3 photos

  • Dildo Cove

    Dildo Cove. Miguel Tremblay, CC0. Source

  • Dildo harbour in late afternoon panorama 2016 DSC00598e

    Dildo harbour in late afternoon panorama 2016 DSC00598e. WikiPedant, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Boats in Dildo Harbour

    Boats in Dildo Harbour. Stew Dean, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:01 pm
9 am
1.2
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.9
36 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.1
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.8
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
0.8
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.1
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.1
31 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.2
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.2
36 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
1.2
37 km/h23 mph wind, Poor

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

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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
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Tide
rising
Rain
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Sunset
6:01 pm
Today
1.2Poor9 am3019
0.9Poor10 am3622
1.1Poor11 am3522
0.8Poor12 pm3019
0.8Poor1 pm3220
1.1Poor2 pm3220
1.1Poor3 pm3119
1.2Poor4 pm3421
1.2Poor5 pm3622
1.2Poor6 pm3723
Sat
2.1Poor9 am2817
2.0Poor10 am2616
1.9Poor11 am2717
1.9Poor12 pm2817
1.9Poor1 pm2716
2.0Poor2 pm2515
2.0Poor3 pm2415
2.1Poor4 pm2314
2.5Poor5 pm2214
2.8Poor6 pm2113
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 am, 0.3 m. Low at 12 pm, -0.5 m. High at 6 pm, 0.3 m. Low at 12 am, -0.7 mHigh 6 am, 0.3 m<1 ftLow 12 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.3 m<1 ftLow 12 am, -0.7 m2 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm
  • High 6 am, 0.3 m<1 ft
  • Low 12 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 6 pm, 0.3 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 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.0 GoodBest 10 am to 11 amWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.5 GoodBest 9 am to 5 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 10%
  • Wed6.7 GoodBest 9 am to 12 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu6.8 GoodBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 2%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
1.1 km0.7 miDildo (village)
Nearest airport
62 km39 miSt. John's International Airport (YYT)

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

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