Check the Beach

Northwest Bar

Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada

Northwest Bar 4 photos

  • North Sydney Ferry Terminal

    North Sydney Ferry Terminal. WabbitWanderer from London, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • 2022-08-19 MV LEIF ERIKSEN - IMO 8917388

    2022-08-19 MV LEIF ERIKSEN - IMO 8917388. Gordon Leggett, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • NS NSydney tango7174

    NS NSydney tango7174. Tango7174, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • North Sydney Nova Scotia Harbour

    North Sydney Nova Scotia Harbour. Aconcagua, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 12 pm to 3 pm, sunset 6:00 pm
8 am
0.9
38 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
9 am
0.7
42 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.7
43 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.6
46 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.8
46 km/h29 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
0.8
45 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
0.8
44 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
0.8
41 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
0.8
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
0.7
45 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
0.7
48 km/h30 mph wind, Poor

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Northwest Bar.

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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
12°C54°F
Wind
2616 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
5031 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
99%
Sunset
6:00 pm
Today
0.9Poor8 am3823
0.7Poor9 am4226
0.7Poor10 am4327
0.6Poor11 am4628
0.8Poor12 pm4629
0.8Poor1 pm4528
0.8Poor2 pm4427
0.8Poor3 pm4126
0.8Poor4 pm3924
0.7Poor5 pm4528
0.7Poor6 pm4830
Sat
1.4Poor8 am3421
1.7Poor9 am3320
2.0Poor10 am3320
2.6Poor11 am3120
2.8Poor12 pm3019
3.4Poor1 pm2918
3.4Poor2 pm2918
3.3Poor3 pm2817
4.1Fair4 pm2516
4.8Fair5 pm2113
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 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 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 14 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.5 GoodBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 12%
  • Tue5.8 GoodBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 2%
  • Wed5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h12 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 drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 870 m0.5 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
530 m0.3 miCentreville (village)
Nearest airport
108 km67 miPort Hawkesbury Airport (YPS)

Nearby places

  • Miners DaughterFood and drink
    870 m0.5 mi

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

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