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Sand Point Beach

Municipality of Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sand Point Beach 3 photos

  • The lighthouse is a wooden structure and was built at Sand Point in 1914 and used a kerosene light and later to electricity. The Minas Basin has the highest tides in the world and there is considerabl

    The lighthouse is a wooden structure and was built at Sand Point in 1914 and used a kerosene light and later to electricity. The Minas Basin has the highest tides in the world and there is considerabl. Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • The lighthouse is a wooden structure and was built at Sand Point in 1914 and used a kerosene light and later to electricity. The Minas Basin has the highest tides in the world and there is considerabl

    The lighthouse is a wooden structure and was built at Sand Point in 1914 and used a kerosene light and later to electricity. The Minas Basin has the highest tides in the world and there is considerabl. Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • The lighthouse is a wooden structure and was built at Sand Point in 1914 and used a kerosene light and later to electricity. The Minas Basin has the highest tides in the world and there is considerabl

    The lighthouse is a wooden structure and was built at Sand Point in 1914 and used a kerosene light and later to electricity. The Minas Basin has the highest tides in the world and there is considerabl. Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 6:17 pm
8 am
5.3
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
9 am
3.5
22 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.3
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
11 am
4.3
28 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
3.3
31 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.9
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.0
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.1
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.2
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.4
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
4.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair

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

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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
11°C52°F
Wind
1710 km/hmph N
Gusts
5534 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
2%
Sunset
6:17 pm
Today
5.3Fair8 am2113
3.5Poor9 am2214
3.3Poor10 am2415
4.3Fair11 am2818
3.3Poor12 pm3119
2.9Poor1 pm2717
3.0Poor2 pm2918
3.1Poor3 pm2717
3.2Poor4 pm2616
3.4Poor5 pm2415
4.9Fair6 pm2113
Sat
4.8Fair8 am85
4.7Fair9 am53
4.7Fair10 am117
5.3Fair11 am128
4.7Fair12 pm128
4.7Fair1 pm128
4.7Fair2 pm127
4.7Fair3 pm117
4.7Fair4 pm117
4.7Fair5 pm96
4.7Fair6 pm74
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 4 am, -4.3 m. High at 11 am, 3.9 m. Low at 5 pm, -5.1 m. High at 11 pm, 4.0 mLow 4 am, -4.3 m14 ftHigh 11 am, 3.9 m13 ftLow 5 pm, -5.1 m17 ftHigh 11 pm, 4.0 m13 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 am
  • Low 4 am, -4.3 m14 ft
  • High 11 am, 3.9 m13 ft
  • Low 5 pm, -5.1 m17 ft
  • High 11 pm, 4.0 m13 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 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon5.7 GoodBest 8 am to 9 amWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 5%
  • Wed6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 2%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
2.1 km1.3 miLower Five Islands (village)
Nearest airport
81 km50 miCFB Greenwood (YZX)

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

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