Check the Beach

Big Beach

Municipality of the County of Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 6:20 pm
8 am
5.0
23 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.1
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
10 am
3.0
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.6
28 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.8
31 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.1
31 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.7
31 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.0
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.1
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.2
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
5.3
22 km/h14 mph wind, Fair

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
6°C43°F
Water
12°C53°F
Wind
2214 km/hmph N
Gusts
6037 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
1%
Sunset
6:20 pm
Today
5.0Fair8 am2315
4.1Fair9 am2415
3.0Poor10 am2717
3.6Poor11 am2817
3.8Poor12 pm3120
3.1Poor1 pm3119
2.7Poor2 pm3119
3.0Poor3 pm2616
3.1Poor4 pm2717
3.2Poor5 pm2415
5.3Fair6 pm2214
Sat
4.7Fair8 am74
5.1Fair9 am42
4.7Fair10 am85
4.7Fair11 am106
4.7Fair12 pm106
4.7Fair1 pm96
4.7Fair2 pm106
4.7Fair3 pm96
4.7Fair4 pm85
4.8Fair5 pm85
4.7Fair6 pm64
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 4 am, -4.1 m. High at 10 am, 3.6 m. Low at 4 pm, -4.6 m. High at 10 pm, 3.5 mLow 4 am, -4.1 m13 ftHigh 10 am, 3.6 m12 ftLow 4 pm, -4.6 m15 ftHigh 10 pm, 3.5 m11 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • Low 4 am, -4.1 m13 ft
  • High 10 am, 3.6 m12 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -4.6 m15 ft
  • High 10 pm, 3.5 m11 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.

  • Sun6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 42 km/h26 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.0 GoodBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 5%
  • Wed6.4 GoodBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu6.3 GoodBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 38 km/h24 mph, rain 3%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
1.5 km0.9 miAdvocate Harbour (village)
Nearest airport
39 km24 miCFB Greenwood (YZX)

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

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