Check the Beach

Sandy Point Beach

Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada

Today at a glance

Calmest: 2 pm to 5 pm, sunset 6:15 pm
8 am
2.6
27 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
9 am
2.6
28 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.8
25 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
11 am
2.5
25 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.5
25 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.5
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.3
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.7
28 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.7
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.9
25 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
3.1
23 km/h14 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
1912 km/hmph N
Gusts
5635 km/hmph
Waves
1.2 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
43%
Sunset
6:15 pm
Today
2.6Poor8 am2716
2.6Poor9 am2817
2.8Poor10 am2515
2.5Poor11 am2515
2.5Poor12 pm2515
2.5Poor1 pm2717
3.3Poor2 pm2918
2.7Poor3 pm2818
2.7Poor4 pm2717
2.9Poor5 pm2516
3.1Poor6 pm2314
Sat
4.4Fair8 am85
4.4Fair9 am127
4.2Fair10 am1510
4.2Fair11 am1710
4.2Fair12 pm1711
4.2Fair1 pm1610
4.3Fair2 pm159
4.4Fair3 pm149
4.5Fair4 pm127
4.5Fair5 pm96
4.6Fair6 pm64
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 1 pm, -0.9 m. High at 7 pm, 0.1 m. Low at 12 am, -1.0 mHigh 6 am, 0.4 m1 ftLow 1 pm, -0.9 m3 ftHigh 7 pm, 0.1 m<1 ftLow 12 am, -1.0 m3 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 am
  • High 6 am, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 1 pm, -0.9 m3 ft
  • High 7 pm, 0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 12 am, -1.0 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.

  • Sun7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.0 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 3%
  • Wed7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu5.8 GoodBest 11 am to 2 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardNone listed
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 100 m330 ft. Listed as free
  • Entry feeFree
  • SurfacePebbles

Getting there

Nearest town
2.4 km1.5 miMiddle Porters Lake (village)
Nearest airport
131 km81 miCFB Greenwood (YZX)

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

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