Check the Beach

Louis Head Beach

Municipality of the District of Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:23 pm
8 am
3.7
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
9 am
3.9
35 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.9
37 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
11 am
4.0
34 km/h21 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
3.7
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.3
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.1
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.5
31 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.1
33 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.7
28 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
3.1
27 km/h17 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
12°C54°F
Wind
3421 km/hmph N
Gusts
6440 km/hmph
Waves
2.1 m7 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:23 pm
Today
3.7Poor8 am3421
3.9Poor9 am3521
3.9Poor10 am3723
4.0Fair11 am3421
3.7Poor12 pm3421
3.3Poor1 pm3421
3.1Poor2 pm3421
2.5Poor3 pm3120
2.1Poor4 pm3321
2.7Poor5 pm2817
3.1Poor6 pm2717
Sat
4.0Fair8 am1610
3.9Poor9 am1710
4.2Fair10 am159
4.0Fair11 am1610
3.8Poor12 pm1811
3.9Poor1 pm1711
3.9Poor2 pm1610
4.0Fair3 pm159
4.2Fair4 pm138
4.1Fair5 pm138
4.2Fair6 pm127
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, -1.0 m. High at 7 pm, 0.2 m. Low at 1 am, -1.2 mHigh 6 am, 0.4 m1 ftLow 1 pm, -1.0 m3 ftHigh 7 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftLow 1 am, -1.2 m4 ftNow10 am4 pm10 pm4 am
  • High 6 am, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 1 pm, -1.0 m3 ft
  • High 7 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 1 am, -1.2 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.

  • Sun6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.6 GoodBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu7.0 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 8%

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 miLouis Head (village)
Nearest airport
87 km54 miYarmouth International Airport (YQI)

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

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