Check the Beach

Broken Grounds

Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada

Broken Grounds 1 photo

  • Low Point Lighthouse, located in New Victoria, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Low Point Lighthouse, located in New Victoria, Nova Scotia, Canada. Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 12 pm to 3 pm, sunset 5:59 pm
8 am
0.8
53 km/h33 mph wind, Poor
9 am
0.7
57 km/h36 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.7
58 km/h36 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.6
61 km/h38 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.9
59 km/h36 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
0.8
59 km/h36 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
0.8
58 km/h36 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
0.8
56 km/h35 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
0.8
53 km/h33 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
0.7
58 km/h36 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°C49°F
Water
12°C54°F
Wind
3924 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
5433 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
100%
Sunset
5:59 pm
Today
0.8Poor8 am5333
0.7Poor9 am5736
0.7Poor10 am5836
0.6Poor11 am6138
0.9Poor12 pm5936
0.8Poor1 pm5936
0.8Poor2 pm5836
0.8Poor3 pm5635
0.8Poor4 pm5333
0.7Poor5 pm5836
Sat
1.3Poor8 am4528
1.7Poor9 am4327
1.7Poor10 am4226
2.3Poor11 am4025
2.6Poor12 pm3924
2.9Poor1 pm4025
3.2Poor2 pm4226
3.0Poor3 pm4226
3.3Poor4 pm4126
4.2Fair5 pm3924
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 am, 0.2 m. Low at 12 pm, -0.6 m. High at 7 pm, 0.2 m. Low at 1 am, -0.6 mHigh 6 am, 0.2 m<1 ftLow 12 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 7 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftLow 1 am, -0.6 m2 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 am
  • High 6 am, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 12 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 7 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 1 am, -0.6 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.

  • Sun7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.3 GoodBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 14%
  • Tue4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 6%
  • Wed4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
1.8 km1.1 miNew Waterford (town)
Nearest airport
119 km74 miPort Hawkesbury Airport (YPS)

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

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