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Pleasant Bay Beach

Municipality of the County of Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada

Pleasant Bay Beach 4 photos

  • Northwestern shore of Cape Breton seen from the Cabot Trail in Pleasant Bay

    Northwestern shore of Cape Breton seen from the Cabot Trail in Pleasant Bay. WabbitWanderer from London, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Canadian Lynx

    Canadian Lynx. Chris M Morris, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • 10536 01 RB

    10536 01 RB. Inverness County C@P Network Society from Mabou, Nova Scotia, Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Coastal Clouds - HDR

    Coastal Clouds - HDR. Nicolas Raymond from Bethesda, Maryland, USA, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 6:01 pm
8 am
1.1
27 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
9 am
0.9
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.9
28 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.8
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.7
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
0.7
31 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
0.7
33 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
0.7
31 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
0.7
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
0.8
31 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
0.8
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Pleasant Bay Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
6°C43°F
Water
12°C53°F
Wind
2515 km/hmph NE
Gusts
5031 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
100%
Sunset
6:01 pm
Today
1.1Poor8 am2716
0.9Poor9 am2918
0.9Poor10 am2817
0.8Poor11 am3220
0.7Poor12 pm3220
0.7Poor1 pm3119
0.7Poor2 pm3320
0.7Poor3 pm3119
0.7Poor4 pm3220
0.8Poor5 pm3119
0.8Poor6 pm3522
Sat
2.6Poor8 am2314
2.6Poor9 am2415
2.7Poor10 am2415
2.8Poor11 am2415
3.1Poor12 pm2415
3.2Poor1 pm2415
3.0Poor2 pm2516
3.3Poor3 pm2415
4.0Fair4 pm2214
4.4Fair5 pm2113
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, -0.5 m. High at 7 pm, -<0.1 m. Low at 2 am, -0.6 mHigh 7 am, <0.1 m<1 ftLow 1 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 7 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ftLow 2 am, -0.6 m2 ftNow10 am4 pm10 pm4 am
  • High 7 am, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 1 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 7 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 2 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.

  • Sun6.8 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 42%
  • Tue3.1 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 64%
  • Wed3.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 12%
  • Thu6.5 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 3%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Picnic tables450 m0.3 mi away
  • Boat ramp250 m810 ft away

Getting there

Nearest town
1.1 km0.7 miPleasant Bay (village)
Nearest airport
138 km86 miPort Hawkesbury Airport (YPS)

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

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