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Nelgah Beach

Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada

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

Today at a glance

Calmest: 12 pm to 3 pm, sunset 6:00 pm
8 am
0.9
33 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
9 am
0.7
38 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.7
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.6
42 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.9
41 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
0.8
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
0.8
38 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
0.7
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
0.7
31 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
0.6
38 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
0.7
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Nelgah Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
7°C45°F
Water
12°C54°F
Wind
2516 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
4930 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
100%
Sunset
6:00 pm
Today
0.9Poor8 am3321
0.7Poor9 am3823
0.7Poor10 am4025
0.6Poor11 am4226
0.9Poor12 pm4126
0.8Poor1 pm4025
0.8Poor2 pm3823
0.7Poor3 pm3522
0.7Poor4 pm3119
0.6Poor5 pm3824
0.7Poor6 pm3924
Sat
1.3Poor8 am3019
1.5Poor9 am2918
1.6Poor10 am2918
2.1Poor11 am2817
2.6Poor12 pm2717
3.3Poor1 pm2717
3.5Poor2 pm2717
3.6Poor3 pm2717
3.6Poor4 pm2616
4.6Fair5 pm2213
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 am, 0.2 m. Low at 12 pm, -0.6 m. High at 7 pm, 0.2 m. Low at 1 am, -0.6 mHigh 6 am, 0.2 m<1 ftLow 12 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 7 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftLow 1 am, -0.6 m2 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 am
  • High 6 am, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 12 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 7 pm, 0.2 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.

  • Sun7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 9%
  • Tue5.9 GoodBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 5%
  • Wed5.6 GoodBest 8 am to 9 amWind up to 19 km/h11 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 500 m0.3 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
960 m0.6 miMembertou 28B (village)
Nearest airport
104 km65 miPort Hawkesbury Airport (YPS)

Nearby places

  • Membertou Chicken & DeliBurger
    500 m0.3 mi
  • Tim HortonsCoffee shop
    530 m0.3 mi

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

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