Check the Beach

MacDonalds Beach

Municipality of the County of Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:04 pm
8 am
0.9
33 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
9 am
0.9
33 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.9
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.9
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.8
36 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
0.9
36 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
0.9
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
0.9
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
0.9
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
0.9
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
1.1
33 km/h20 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
6°C44°F
Water
11°C52°F
Wind
3119 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
6138 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
100%
Sunset
6:04 pm
Today
0.9Poor8 am3320
0.9Poor9 am3320
0.9Poor10 am3924
0.9Poor11 am4025
0.8Poor12 pm3623
0.9Poor1 pm3623
0.9Poor2 pm3220
0.9Poor3 pm3522
0.9Poor4 pm3421
0.9Poor5 pm3522
1.1Poor6 pm3320
Sat
2.8Poor8 am2616
2.9Poor9 am2616
3.9Poor10 am2616
3.9Poor11 am2616
3.8Poor12 pm2415
3.6Poor1 pm2515
4.3Fair2 pm2616
4.3Fair3 pm2818
4.6Fair4 pm2717
5.2Fair5 pm2415
5.5Good6 pm2213
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, -0.9 m. High at 6 pm, 0.3 m. Low at 12 am, -0.8 mHigh 6 am, 0.4 m1 ftLow 12 pm, -0.9 m3 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.3 m<1 ftLow 12 am, -0.8 m3 ftNow11 am5 pm11 pm5 am
  • High 6 am, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 12 pm, -0.9 m3 ft
  • High 6 pm, 0.3 m<1 ft
  • Low 12 am, -0.8 m3 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.

  • Sun7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.8 GoodBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 3%
  • Tue4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 4%
  • Wed5.9 GoodBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 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
2.3 km1.4 miWhiteside (village)
Nearest airport
17 km11 miPort Hawkesbury Airport (YPS)

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

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