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Petit Etang Beach

Municipality of the County of Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada

Petit Etang Beach 4 photos

  • Cape Breton Beach

    Cape Breton Beach. WabbitWanderer from London, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Buttereau 1

    Buttereau 1. Krisssp, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Cape Breton Shore

    Cape Breton Shore. WabbitWanderer from London, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Cabot Trail Shore

    Cabot Trail Shore. WabbitWanderer from London, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 6:02 pm
8 am
0.9
41 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
9 am
0.8
46 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.8
45 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.7
49 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.7
51 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
0.7
47 km/h29 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
0.8
51 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
0.9
51 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
0.8
50 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
0.8
50 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
0.9
56 km/h35 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
12°C53°F
Wind
3723 km/hmph NE
Gusts
5333 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
99%
Sunset
6:02 pm
Today
0.9Poor8 am4126
0.8Poor9 am4628
0.8Poor10 am4528
0.7Poor11 am4930
0.7Poor12 pm5132
0.7Poor1 pm4729
0.8Poor2 pm5131
0.9Poor3 pm5132
0.8Poor4 pm5031
0.8Poor5 pm5031
0.9Poor6 pm5635
Sat
2.2Poor8 am3824
2.3Poor9 am3924
2.4Poor10 am4025
2.5Poor11 am3824
2.6Poor12 pm3723
2.7Poor1 pm3723
2.6Poor2 pm3723
2.6Poor3 pm3521
2.8Poor4 pm3120
4.0Fair5 pm2918
4.8Fair6 pm2616
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 7 am, <0.1 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.4 m. High at 7 pm, <0.1 m. Low at 2 am, -0.5 mHigh 7 am, <0.1 m<1 ftLow 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 7 pm, <0.1 m<1 ftLow 2 am, -0.5 m2 ftNow10 am4 pm10 pm4 am
  • High 7 am, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 7 pm, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 2 am, -0.5 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.

  • Sun6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon5.8 GoodBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 30 km/h18 mph, rain 32%
  • Tue3.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 42%
  • Wed3.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 10%
  • Thu6.7 GoodBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 3%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
1.9 km1.2 miPetit Étang (village)
Nearest airport
116 km72 miPort Hawkesbury Airport (YPS)

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

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