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Carters Beach

Region of Queens Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada

Carters Beach 1 photo

  • First light was built in 1873. The lighthouse is located on the northwestern point of Spectacle Island in Port Mouton Bay. Began and Lit: 1937 Structure Type: Square wood tower, white, white wood lant

    First light was built in 1873. The lighthouse is located on the northwestern point of Spectacle Island in Port Mouton Bay. Began and Lit: 1937 Structure Type: Square wood tower, white, white wood lant. Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 10 am to 1 pm, sunset 6:22 pm
8 am
3.3
43 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
9 am
3.4
44 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.8
45 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.7
43 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.4
43 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.4
42 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.3
41 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.3
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.3
43 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.4
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
2.4
38 km/h24 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Carters 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
12°C53°F
Wind
4528 km/hmph N
Gusts
7144 km/hmph
Waves
2.2 m7 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
5%
Sunset
6:22 pm
Today
3.3Poor8 am4327
3.4Poor9 am4427
3.8Poor10 am4528
3.7Poor11 am4327
3.4Poor12 pm4327
3.4Poor1 pm4226
2.3Poor2 pm4125
2.3Poor3 pm4025
2.3Poor4 pm4327
2.4Poor5 pm4025
2.4Poor6 pm3824
Sat
3.4Poor8 am2113
3.4Poor9 am2013
3.5Poor10 am1912
3.6Poor11 am1811
3.5Poor12 pm2013
3.5Poor1 pm2013
3.5Poor2 pm1912
3.7Poor3 pm1710
3.9Poor4 pm149
3.8Poor5 pm159
3.9Poor6 pm149
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 am, 0.4 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.9 m. High at 7 pm, 0.1 m. Low at 1 am, -1.1 mHigh 6 am, 0.4 m1 ftLow 1 pm, -0.9 m3 ftHigh 7 pm, 0.1 m<1 ftLow 1 am, -1.1 m4 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 am
  • High 6 am, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 1 pm, -0.9 m3 ft
  • High 7 pm, 0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 1 am, -1.1 m4 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.

  • Sun6.8 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.4 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.4 GoodBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu7.0 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 8%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms160 m530 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 200 m650 ft. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest town
1.5 km0.9 miSouth West Port Mouton (village)
Nearest airport
102 km63 miYarmouth International Airport (YQI)

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

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