Check the Beach

Sandy Beach

Municipality of the County of Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 6:03 pm
8 am
0.8
33 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
9 am
0.8
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.8
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.7
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.7
31 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
0.7
31 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
0.7
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
0.7
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
0.7
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
0.7
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
0.7
30 km/h18 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
7°C45°F
Water
11°C52°F
Wind
2817 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
6238 km/hmph
Waves
1.2 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
100%
Sunset
6:03 pm
Today
0.8Poor8 am3320
0.8Poor9 am3019
0.8Poor10 am3421
0.7Poor11 am3019
0.7Poor12 pm3119
0.7Poor1 pm3119
0.7Poor2 pm3019
0.7Poor3 pm3019
0.7Poor4 pm2918
0.7Poor5 pm3019
0.7Poor6 pm3018
Sat
2.3Poor8 am2314
2.4Poor9 am2314
2.9Poor10 am2415
3.1Poor11 am2315
3.2Poor12 pm2314
3.4Poor1 pm2214
3.9Poor2 pm2516
3.9Poor3 pm2616
4.8Fair4 pm2515
5.2Fair5 pm2314
5.8Good6 pm2013
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 am, 0.4 m. Low at 12 pm, -0.8 m. High at 6 pm, 0.2 m. Low at 12 am, -0.8 mHigh 6 am, 0.4 m1 ftLow 12 pm, -0.8 m3 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftLow 12 am, -0.8 m3 ftNow11 am5 pm11 pm5 am
  • High 6 am, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 12 pm, -0.8 m3 ft
  • High 6 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 12 am, -0.8 m3 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.

  • Sun7.0 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 5%
  • Tue4.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 4%
  • Wed5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
3.5 km2.2 miHay Cove (village)
Nearest airport
47 km29 miPort Hawkesbury Airport (YPS)

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

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