Big Island Beach
Nova Scotia, Canada
No photo of Big Island Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 6:09 pm0.9
55 km/h34 mph wind, Poor
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55 km/h34 mph wind, Poor
0.8
57 km/h35 mph wind, Poor
0.7
59 km/h37 mph wind, Poor
0.6
61 km/h38 mph wind, Poor
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61 km/h38 mph wind, Poor
0.7
60 km/h37 mph wind, Poor
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60 km/h37 mph wind, Poor
0.8
58 km/h36 mph wind, Poor
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56 km/h35 mph wind, Poor
0.9
55 km/h34 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
- 9°C48°F
- Water
- 11°C53°F
- Wind
- 4528 km/hmph N
- Gusts
- 5735 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.5 m5 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 99%
- Sunset
- 6:09 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 8 am, 0.1 m<1 ft
- Low 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
- High 8 pm, 0.5 m1 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.
- Sun7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
- Mon6.8 GoodBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 6%
- Tue5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 3%
- Wed6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
- Thu6.6 GoodBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 6%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
Facilities
We do not have facility details for this beach yet.
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 2.4 km1.5 miLower Barneys River (village)
- Nearest airport
- 78 km48 miPort Hawkesbury Airport (YPS)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Merigomish Beach1.3 km0.8 mi south-west away0.9 Poor later
- Big Island Beach2.0 km1.3 mi south-west away0.9 Poor later
- Big Island Beach2.2 km1.4 mi east away0.9 Poor later
- Chisholms Beach9.6 km5.9 mi south-west away1.1 Poor later
- Chisholms Beach9.8 km6.1 mi south-west away1.1 Poor later