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MacSweens Beach

Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada

No photo of MacSweens Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 1 pm to 4 pm, sunset 6:01 pm
8 am
1.1
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
9 am
1.0
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
10 am
1.0
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.9
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.9
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.2
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.2
36 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.2
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.2
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.2
37 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
1.1
38 km/h23 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°C46°F
Water
—
Wind
2616 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
5232 km/hmph
Waves
0.7 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
—
Rain
100%
Sunset
6:01 pm
Today
1.1Poor8 am3522
1.0Poor9 am3924
1.0Poor10 am3924
0.9Poor11 am3924
0.9Poor12 pm4025
1.2Poor1 pm3924
1.2Poor2 pm3622
1.2Poor3 pm3522
1.2Poor4 pm3220
1.2Poor5 pm3723
1.1Poor6 pm3823
Sat
2.6Poor8 am2817
3.1Poor9 am2717
3.6Poor10 am2817
4.1Fair11 am2616
4.1Fair12 pm2515
4.6Fair1 pm2314
4.9Fair2 pm2213
5.4Fair3 pm2012
6.3Good4 pm1711
7.2Great5 pm149
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 1 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.5 GreatBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 10%
  • Tue6.8 GoodBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 4%
  • Wed6.8 GoodBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu7.9 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 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
540 m0.3 miIronville (village)
Nearest airport
88 km55 miPort Hawkesbury Airport (YPS)

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

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