Check the Beach

Big Beach

Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to 6 pm, sunset 6:07 pm
9 am
2.9
25 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.8
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
11 am
2.6
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.6
31 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.6
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.7
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.8
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.8
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.8
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
2.8
26 km/h16 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
—
UV
—
Tide
rising
Rain
—
Sunset
6:07 pm
Today
2.9Poor9 am2516
2.8Poor10 am2717
2.6Poor11 am3019
2.6Poor12 pm3119
2.6Poor1 pm3019
2.7Poor2 pm2918
2.8Poor3 pm2717
2.8Poor4 pm2717
2.8Poor5 pm2717
2.8Poor6 pm2616
Sat
4.5Fair9 am117
4.5Fair10 am127
4.5Fair11 am127
4.6Fair12 pm96
4.6Fair1 pm85
4.6Fair2 pm53
5.2Fair3 pm32
6.8Good4 pm32
6.0Good5 pm21
7.0Great6 pm21
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 7 am, 0.1 m. Low at 12 pm, -0.6 m. High at 6 pm, <0.1 m. Low at 1 am, -0.8 mHigh 7 am, 0.1 m<1 ftLow 12 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 6 pm, <0.1 m<1 ftLow 1 am, -0.8 m3 ftNow10 am4 pm10 pm
  • High 7 am, 0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 12 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 6 pm, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 1 am, -0.8 m3 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 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 14%
  • Tue6.7 GoodBest 9 am to 11 amWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 10%
  • Wed5.7 GoodBest 9 am to 10 amWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu6.1 GoodBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 0%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
1 km0.6 miSmith's Harbour (town)
Nearest airport
119 km74 miDeer Lake Airport (YDF)

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

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