Check the Beach

Harris Beach

Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada

Harris Beach 4 photos

  • Lighthouse DGJ 4847B (6388481703) (2)

    Lighthouse DGJ 4847B (6388481703) (2). Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Lighthouse DGJ 4851 - Rouse Point Light (6388487123) (2)

    Lighthouse DGJ 4851 - Rouse Point Light (6388487123) (2). Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Lighthouse DGJ 4848 - Rouse Point Light (6388484961) (2)

    Lighthouse DGJ 4848 - Rouse Point Light (6388484961) (2). Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • DGJ 4847 - Rouse Point

    DGJ 4847 - Rouse Point. Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 11 am to 2 pm, sunset 6:00 pm
8 am
0.3
45 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
9 am
0.3
49 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.3
55 km/h34 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.5
58 km/h36 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.4
59 km/h36 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
0.5
52 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
0.3
49 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
0.3
36 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
0.3
42 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
0.3
45 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
0.3
45 km/h28 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
8°C47°F
Water
11°C53°F
Wind
3522 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
4427 km/hmph
Waves
2.0 m6 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
100%
Sunset
6:00 pm
Today
0.3Poor8 am4528
0.3Poor9 am4931
0.3Poor10 am5534
0.5Poor11 am5836
0.4Poor12 pm5936
0.5Poor1 pm5232
0.3Poor2 pm4931
0.3Poor3 pm3623
0.3Poor4 pm4226
0.3Poor5 pm4528
0.3Poor6 pm4528
Sat
0.8Poor8 am3723
0.9Poor9 am3723
1.1Poor10 am3421
1.3Poor11 am3220
1.6Poor12 pm3623
2.4Poor1 pm3522
2.4Poor2 pm3321
3.3Poor3 pm3220
3.3Poor4 pm3119
3.2Poor5 pm2918
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 12 pm, -0.8 m. High at 6 pm, 0.3 m. Low at 12 am, -0.8 mHigh 6 am, 0.4 m1 ftLow 12 pm, -0.8 m3 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.3 m<1 ftLow 12 am, -0.8 m2 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 am
  • High 6 am, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 12 pm, -0.8 m3 ft
  • High 6 pm, 0.3 m<1 ft
  • Low 12 am, -0.8 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 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.1 GoodBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 4%
  • Tue4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 3%
  • Wed6.1 GoodBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu6.9 GoodBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 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
1.7 km1.1 miGabarus (village)
Nearest airport
98 km61 miPort Hawkesbury Airport (YPS)

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

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