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MacKinnons Breaker

Cape Breton Highlands National Park, Nova Scotia, Canada

MacKinnons Breaker 5 photos

  • Black Brook Cove beach

    Black Brook Cove beach. ArcaneCraeda, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Black Brook Cove, Cape Breton

    Black Brook Cove, Cape Breton. Andrea Schaffer from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Black Brook Cove, Cape Breton

    Black Brook Cove, Cape Breton. Andrea Schaffer from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Cabot Trail south of Neil's Harbour (3)

    Cabot Trail south of Neil's Harbour (3). Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Cabot Trail south of Neil's Harbour (1)

    Cabot Trail south of Neil's Harbour (1). Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 6:00 pm
8 am
0.6
31 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
9 am
0.8
33 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.8
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.5
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.6
33 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
0.6
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
0.7
36 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
0.7
36 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
0.7
36 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
0.8
35 km/h22 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
7°C44°F
Water
12°C54°F
Wind
2616 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
5232 km/hmph
Waves
1.2 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
95%
Sunset
6:00 pm
Today
0.6Poor8 am3119
0.8Poor9 am3320
0.8Poor10 am3220
0.5Poor11 am3421
0.6Poor12 pm3321
0.6Poor1 pm3421
0.7Poor2 pm3623
0.7Poor3 pm3623
0.7Poor4 pm3622
0.8Poor5 pm3522
Sat
1.9Poor8 am2516
2.2Poor9 am2616
2.3Poor10 am2616
2.3Poor11 am2516
2.3Poor12 pm2515
2.5Poor1 pm2516
2.7Poor2 pm2516
2.8Poor3 pm2516
3.7Poor4 pm2415
4.0Fair5 pm2213
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 am, 0.1 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.6 m. High at 7 pm, 0.1 m. Low at 1 am, -0.6 mHigh 6 am, 0.1 m<1 ftLow 1 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 7 pm, 0.1 m<1 ftLow 1 am, -0.6 m2 ftNow10 am4 pm10 pm4 am
  • High 6 am, 0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 1 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 7 pm, 0.1 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.

  • Sun6.7 GoodBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon5.6 GoodBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 34%
  • Tue4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 18%
  • Wed6.2 GoodBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 3%
  • Thu7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 2%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
5 km3.1 miNeils Harbour (village)
Nearest airport
148 km92 miPort Hawkesbury Airport (YPS)

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

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