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Ballast Beach

Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Northwest Territories, Canada

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:02 pm
11 am
3.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.5
17 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.4
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.5
17 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.8
14 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.8
12 km/h7 mph wind, Poor

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
-6°C21°F
Water
-1°C30°F
Wind
2314 km/hmph SW
Gusts
3220 km/hmph
Waves
—
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
55%
Sunset
5:02 pm
Today
3.3Poor11 am1912
3.4Poor12 pm1811
3.5Poor1 pm1710
3.4Poor2 pm1711
3.5Poor3 pm1710
3.8Poor4 pm148
3.8Poor5 pm127
Sat
4.0Fair11 am127
4.0Fair12 pm117
4.0Fair1 pm106
4.0Fair2 pm117
4.0Fair3 pm117
3.9Poor4 pm138
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 7 am, -0.4 m. High at 12 pm, -0.2 m. Low at 6 pm, -0.4 m. High at 12 am, -0.2 mLow 7 am, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 12 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftLow 6 pm, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 12 am, -0.2 m<1 ftNow10 am4 pm10 pm4 am
  • Low 7 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 12 pm, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 6 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 12 am, -0.2 m<1 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.

  • Sun4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 9%
  • Mon3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 18%
  • Tue3.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 27%
  • Wed2.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 43%

Beach info

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Facilities

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