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Wide-angle scenery of Ingonish Beach in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. HDR composite from multiple exposures. This photo is released under a standard Creative Commons License - Attribution 3.0 UnpoIngonish Beach, Municipality of Victoria County

Municipality of Victoria County beaches

Which Municipality of Victoria County beach is best right now? 29 beaches ranked by live weather, wind, waves and water temperature.

Updated 3:37 am local timeScores from Open-Meteo forecasts, refreshed hourlyColors follow the lifeguard flags

Top 3 right now

It is dark there now, so these are ranked by their best stretch next.

  1. 12.0Poorlater

    Bens Beach

    Municipality of Victoria County

    Dark there now. Best 3 pm later
    Air
    7°C45°F
    Water
    —
    Wind
    26 km/h16 mph
    Waves
    0.5 m2 ft
    Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 6 pm, 7.1
  2. 22.0Poorlater

    Gillis Beach

    Municipality of Victoria County

    Dark there now. Best 3 pm later
    Air
    7°C45°F
    Water
    —
    Wind
    26 km/h16 mph
    Waves
    0.5 m2 ft
    Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 6 pm, 7.1
  3. Barra Strait Bridge32.0Poorlater

    Iona Beach

    Municipality of Victoria County

    Dark there now. Best 3 pm later
    Air
    7°C45°F
    Water
    —
    Wind
    26 km/h16 mph
    Waves
    0.5 m2 ft
    Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 6 pm, 7.1

Municipality of Victoria County today

It is dark across Municipality of Victoria County right now: 0 of 29 scored beaches look good later, water is 11 to 12°C53 to 54°F. Read at 3:37 am; everything below is computed from that reading.

Northern Municipality of Victoria County

26 of 26 beaches scored, 0 good now

0.9PoorAverage Beach ScoreBest: North Harbour Beach, 1.1
Water
12°C53°F
Wind
26 km/h16 mph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
Better right now

Southern Municipality of Victoria County

3 of 3 beaches scored, 0 good now

2.0PoorAverage Beach ScoreBest: Bens Beach, 2.0
Water
—
Wind
26 km/h16 mph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft

  • Warmest water

    12°C54°F

    Duncans Beach

    Municipality of Victoria County. Score 0.7 Poor.

  • Calmest sea

    0.5 m2 ft waves

    Bens Beach

    Municipality of Victoria County. Wind 26 km/h16 mph. Level with 2 other beaches.

Best hours

The best hour left today is 6 pm (1.0); the weakest is 11 am (0.7).

No stretch reaches a good score.

7 to 10, green flag4 to 7, yellowUnder 4, redAverage of the scored beaches, each hour

All Municipality of Victoria County beaches

Every Municipality of Victoria County beach we track, ranked by its live Beach Score. Hover a row to find it on the map.

29 beaches listed · 29 of 29 scored live

  1. Bens Beach

    Municipality of Victoria County

    2.0Poorlater

    Small waves, breezy.

    • Watern/a
    • Air7°C45°F
    • Wind26 km/h16 mph
    • Waves0.5 m2 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 3 pm to 6 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet

  2. Gillis Beach

    Municipality of Victoria County

    2.0Poorlater

    Small waves, breezy.

    • Watern/a
    • Air7°C45°F
    • Wind26 km/h16 mph
    • Waves0.5 m2 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 3 pm to 6 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  3. Barra Strait Bridge

    Iona Beach

    Municipality of Victoria County

    2.0Poorlater

    Small waves, breezy.

    • Watern/a
    • Air7°C45°F
    • Wind26 km/h16 mph
    • Waves0.5 m2 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 3 pm to 6 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  4. Wilkie Sugar Loaf Mountain in Victoria County, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada

    North Harbour Beach

    Municipality of Victoria County

    1.1Poorlater

    1.2 m4 ft waves, breezy and 12°C54°F water.

    • Water12°C54°F
    • Air7°C44°F
    • Wind21 km/h13 mph
    • Waves1.2 m4 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 3 pm to 6 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  5. Lighthouse DGJ 4723 - Great Bras d'Or Rear Range (the tallest) (6346557585) (2)

    Gooseberry Beach

    Municipality of Victoria County

    1.1Poorlater

    Small waves, breezy and 12°C53°F water.

    • Water12°C53°F
    • Air8°C46°F
    • Wind26 km/h16 mph
    • Waves0.7 m2 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 1 pm to 4 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  6. In 1884 there was a small lantern on a 7.62 meters (25ft) high pole with a small white shed at its base at this location. The pole was replaced in 1909 by the existing tower. In 1961 the Seal Island B

    McNeil Beach

    Municipality of Victoria County

    1.1Poorlater

    Small waves, breezy and 12°C53°F water.

    • Water12°C53°F
    • Air8°C46°F
    • Wind26 km/h16 mph
    • Waves0.7 m2 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 1 pm to 4 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  7. This ferry runs across a 210 meter (700ft) wide entrance to St. Ann's Harbour between Englishtown and Jersey Cove. This Englishtown ferry arrived in Englishtown on July 3, 2008. It is a larger auto fe

    Jersey Cove Beach

    Municipality of Victoria County

    1.1Poorlater

    Small waves, breezy and 11°C53°F water.

    • Water11°C53°F
    • Air7°C44°F
    • Wind27 km/h17 mph
    • Waves0.7 m2 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 1 pm to 4 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  8. Cable ferry Torquil MacLean - Nova Scotia, Canada - Sept. 2011 - (1)

    Raymonds Beach

    Municipality of Victoria County

    1.1Poorlater

    Small waves, breezy and 11°C53°F water.

    • Water11°C53°F
    • Air7°C44°F
    • Wind27 km/h17 mph
    • Waves0.7 m2 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 1 pm to 4 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  9. Englishtown Ferry

    St. Anns Beach

    Municipality of Victoria County

    1.1Poorlater

    Small waves, breezy and 11°C53°F water.

    • Water11°C53°F
    • Air7°C44°F
    • Wind27 km/h17 mph
    • Waves0.7 m2 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 1 pm to 4 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet

  10. Stony Beach

    Municipality of Victoria County

    1.1Poorlater

    Small waves, breezy and 11°C53°F water.

    • Water11°C53°F
    • Air7°C44°F
    • Wind27 km/h17 mph
    • Waves0.7 m2 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 1 pm to 4 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  11. Cable ferry Torquil MacLean - Nova Scotia, Canada - Sept. 2011 - (1)

    Weed Pond Beach

    Municipality of Victoria County

    1.1Poorlater

    Small waves, breezy and 11°C53°F water.

    • Water11°C53°F
    • Air7°C44°F
    • Wind27 km/h17 mph
    • Waves0.7 m2 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 1 pm to 4 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  12. Cliffs along Aspy Bay

    Lily Pond Beach

    Municipality of Victoria County

    0.9Poorlater

    1.2 m4 ft waves, breezy and 12°C54°F water.

    • Water12°C54°F
    • Air7°C44°F
    • Wind21 km/h13 mph
    • Waves1.2 m4 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 11 am later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  13. Wilkie Sugar Loaf Mountain in Victoria County, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Middle Harbour Beach

    Municipality of Victoria County

    0.9Poorlater

    1.2 m4 ft waves, breezy and 12°C54°F water.

    • Water12°C54°F
    • Air7°C44°F
    • Wind21 km/h13 mph
    • Waves1.2 m4 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 11 am later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  14. Cliffs along Aspy Bay

    South Harbour Beach

    Municipality of Victoria County

    0.9Poorlater

    1.2 m4 ft waves, breezy and 12°C54°F water.

    • Water12°C54°F
    • Air7°C44°F
    • Wind21 km/h13 mph
    • Waves1.2 m4 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 11 am later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  15. Neil's Harbour Lighthouse. The first light was established here in 1899. In the summer months it is used as an ice cream store. It overlooks Neil's Harbour just outside the northeast corner of Cape Br

    Neils Harbour Breaker

    Municipality of Victoria County

    0.9Poorlater

    1.2 m4 ft waves, breezy and 12°C54°F water.

    • Water12°C54°F
    • Air8°C46°F
    • Wind28 km/h18 mph
    • Waves1.2 m4 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 11 am later
    • Free parking
  16. Neil's Harbour

    New Haven Beach

    Municipality of Victoria County

    0.9Poorlater

    1.2 m4 ft waves, breezy and 12°C54°F water.

    • Water12°C54°F
    • Air8°C46°F
    • Wind28 km/h18 mph
    • Waves1.2 m4 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 11 am later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  17. Smelt Brook, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.

    Smelt Brook Shore

    Municipality of Victoria County

    0.9Poorlater

    1.2 m4 ft waves, breezy and 12°C54°F water.

    • Water12°C54°F
    • Air8°C46°F
    • Wind28 km/h18 mph
    • Waves1.2 m4 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 11 am later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  18. White Point, Cape Breton

    White Point

    Municipality of Victoria County

    0.9Poorlater

    1.2 m4 ft waves, breezy and 12°C54°F water.

    • Water12°C54°F
    • Air8°C46°F
    • Wind28 km/h18 mph
    • Waves1.2 m4 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 8 am to 11 am later
    • Free parking
  19. Wide-angle scenery of Ingonish Beach in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. HDR composite from multiple exposures. This photo is released under a standard Creative Commons License - Attribution 3.0 Unpo

    Ingonish Beach

    Municipality of Victoria County

    0.8Poorlater

    1.2 m4 ft waves, breezy and 12°C54°F water.

    • Water12°C54°F
    • Air7°C44°F
    • Wind21 km/h13 mph
    • Waves1.2 m4 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 5 pm to 7 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  20. Looking south on Ingonish beach, Cape Breton island. A really nice beach.

    Ingonish Beach

    Municipality of Victoria County

    0.8Poorlater

    1.2 m4 ft waves, breezy and 12°C54°F water.

    • Water12°C54°F
    • Air7°C44°F
    • Wind21 km/h13 mph
    • Waves1.2 m4 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 5 pm to 7 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet

  21. North Bay Beach

    Municipality of Victoria County

    0.8Poorlater

    1.1 m4 ft waves, breezy and 12°C54°F water.

    • Water12°C54°F
    • Air7°C44°F
    • Wind21 km/h13 mph
    • Waves1.1 m4 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 5 pm to 7 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  22. Nova Scotia DGJ 4705 - Ingonish Harbour

    North Bay Ingonish Beach

    Municipality of Victoria County

    0.8Poorlater

    1.2 m4 ft waves, breezy and 12°C54°F water.

    • Water12°C54°F
    • Air7°C44°F
    • Wind21 km/h13 mph
    • Waves1.2 m4 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 5 pm to 7 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  23. Ingonish Beach

    Whitty Shore

    Municipality of Victoria County

    0.8Poorlater

    1.1 m4 ft waves, breezy and 12°C54°F water.

    • Water12°C54°F
    • Air7°C44°F
    • Wind21 km/h13 mph
    • Waves1.1 m4 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 5 pm to 7 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet

  24. Big Grappling Beach

    Municipality of Victoria County

    0.7Poorlater

    1.0 m3 ft waves, strong wind and 12°C53°F water.

    • Water12°C53°F
    • Air8°C46°F
    • Wind31 km/h19 mph
    • Waves1.0 m3 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 1 pm to 4 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet

  25. Little Grappling Beach

    Municipality of Victoria County

    0.7Poorlater

    1.0 m3 ft waves, strong wind and 12°C53°F water.

    • Water12°C53°F
    • Air8°C46°F
    • Wind31 km/h19 mph
    • Waves1.0 m3 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 1 pm to 4 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet

  26. Sandy Beach

    Municipality of Victoria County

    0.7Poorlater

    1.0 m3 ft waves, strong wind and 12°C53°F water.

    • Water12°C53°F
    • Air8°C46°F
    • Wind31 km/h19 mph
    • Waves1.0 m3 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 1 pm to 4 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  27. Cabot Trail East

    Duncans Beach

    Municipality of Victoria County

    0.7Poorlater

    1.3 m4 ft waves, strong wind and 12°C54°F water.

    • Water12°C54°F
    • Air8°C46°F
    • Wind32 km/h20 mph
    • Waves1.3 m4 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 4 pm to 7 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet

  28. Ross Beach

    Municipality of Victoria County

    0.7Poorlater

    1.3 m4 ft waves, strong wind and 12°C54°F water.

    • Water12°C54°F
    • Air8°C46°F
    • Wind32 km/h20 mph
    • Waves1.3 m4 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 4 pm to 7 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet

  29. Plaster Shore

    Municipality of Victoria County

    0.7Poorlater

    1.2 m4 ft waves, strong wind and 12°C53°F water.

    • Water12°C53°F
    • Air8°C46°F
    • Wind37 km/h23 mph
    • Waves1.2 m4 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 4 pm to 7 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
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Municipality of Victoria County beach questions

Answered from today’s data. Numbers change as the forecast does.

What is the best beach in Municipality of Victoria County right now?

Bens Beach has the top Beach Score later: 2.0 Poor, with 26 km/h (16 mph) of wind. Scores are ranked from live forecasts, so the order changes through the day.

What is the water temperature in Municipality of Victoria County today?

Sea water is 11 to 12°C (53 to 54°F) across the 29 scored beaches. The warmest is Duncans Beach, at 12°C (54°F).

Where is the sea calmest in Municipality of Victoria County right now?

Bens Beach has the smallest waves, at 0.5 m (2 ft) with 26 km/h (16 mph) of wind. 2 other beaches are level with it.

Which Municipality of Victoria County beaches have lifeguards?

None of the listed beaches carry a lifeguard tag on OpenStreetMap yet. That means we do not know, not that there are none. Follow posted flags and local advice.

What is the best time to go to the beach in Municipality of Victoria County today?

Averaged across the scored beaches, the best hour today is 6 pm, at 1.0 Poor. Each beach page has its own hour-by-hour forecast.

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All 29 beaches in our data for Municipality of Victoria County are scored live on this page.

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