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Dominion Beach

Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada

Dominion Beach 1 photo

  • Dominion Beach from 1640 feet2

    Dominion Beach from 1640 feet2. Capebreton, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 12 pm to 3 pm, sunset 5:59 pm
8 am
0.5
47 km/h29 mph wind, Poor
9 am
0.3
51 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.3
52 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.3
55 km/h34 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.5
54 km/h34 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
0.5
54 km/h33 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
0.5
51 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
0.5
51 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
0.5
46 km/h29 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
0.4
50 km/h31 mph wind, Poor

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Dominion 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
3924 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
5434 km/hmph
Waves
1.6 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
100%
Sunset
5:59 pm
Today
0.5Poor8 am4729
0.3Poor9 am5132
0.3Poor10 am5232
0.3Poor11 am5534
0.5Poor12 pm5434
0.5Poor1 pm5433
0.5Poor2 pm5132
0.5Poor3 pm5132
0.5Poor4 pm4629
0.4Poor5 pm5031
Sat
1.0Poor8 am4226
1.1Poor9 am4025
1.3Poor10 am3924
1.8Poor11 am3522
2.2Poor12 pm3421
2.1Poor1 pm3421
2.7Poor2 pm3622
2.6Poor3 pm3622
3.0Poor4 pm3622
3.0Poor5 pm3522
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 ftNow10 am4 pm10 pm4 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.

  • Sun6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.4 GoodBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 14%
  • Tue4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h18 mph, rain 6%
  • Wed4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking6 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 130 m420 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 830 m0.5 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
730 m0.5 miDominion (town)
Nearest airport
121 km75 miPort Hawkesbury Airport (YPS)

Nearby places

  • Sandbar LoungeFood and drink
    830 m0.5 mi
  • Fat BoysFood and drink
    860 m0.5 mi
  • Tim HortonsCoffee shop
    920 m0.6 mi

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

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