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Iona Beach

Municipality of Victoria County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Iona Beach 4 photos

  • Barra Strait Bridge

    Barra Strait Bridge. Ken Heaton, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • 20130805 Barra Strait Bridge

    20130805 Barra Strait Bridge. Ken Heaton, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Bras d'Or Lake in Iona, Nova Scotia - panoramio

    Bras d'Or Lake in Iona, Nova Scotia - panoramio. Idawriter, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Bridge across Bras d'Or Lake in Iona, Nova Scotia - panoramio

    Bridge across Bras d'Or Lake in Iona, Nova Scotia - panoramio. Idawriter, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to 6 pm, sunset 6:03 pm
8 am
1.3
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
9 am
1.2
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
10 am
1.2
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.2
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.2
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.4
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.8
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.1
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.9
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.9
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
2.0
25 km/h15 mph wind, Poor

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Iona Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
7°C44°F
Water
—
Wind
3220 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
5836 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
100%
Sunset
6:03 pm
Today
1.3Poor8 am3019
1.2Poor9 am3220
1.2Poor10 am3522
1.2Poor11 am3220
1.2Poor12 pm3019
1.4Poor1 pm2918
1.8Poor2 pm2717
2.1Poor3 pm2314
1.9Poor4 pm2717
1.9Poor5 pm2717
2.0Poor6 pm2515
Sat
4.2Fair8 am2214
4.9Fair9 am1912
5.1Fair10 am2013
4.6Fair11 am2012
4.7Fair12 pm1912
5.7Good1 pm1912
5.7Good2 pm2113
5.9Good3 pm2314
6.4Good4 pm2314
6.6Good5 pm2113
7.1Great6 pm1912
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide data is not available for this beach. Rip current and water quality data are not available either.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun8.0 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.0 GreatBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 5%
  • Tue5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 4%
  • Wed7.3 GreatBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu8.0 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 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
660 m0.4 miIona (village)
Nearest airport
55 km34 miPort Hawkesbury Airport (YPS)

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

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