Check the Beach

Shad Bar

Nova Scotia, Canada

Shad Bar 1 photo

  • Mitchener Point Lighthouse (2)

    Mitchener Point Lighthouse (2). Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 11 am to 2 pm, sunset 6:18 pm
8 am
2.5
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
9 am
2.2
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.2
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
11 am
4.1
30 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
2.3
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.3
33 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.4
33 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.2
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.3
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.3
30 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
2.6
28 km/h17 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°C51°F
Wind
2113 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
5434 km/hmph
Waves
—
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
2%
Sunset
6:18 pm
Today
2.5Poor8 am2717
2.2Poor9 am3019
2.2Poor10 am3019
4.1Fair11 am3019
2.3Poor12 pm3220
2.3Poor1 pm3320
2.4Poor2 pm3320
2.2Poor3 pm3220
2.3Poor4 pm3019
2.3Poor5 pm3018
2.6Poor6 pm2817
Sat
3.7Poor8 am1610
3.7Poor9 am1610
3.5Poor10 am1811
3.5Poor11 am1811
3.6Poor12 pm1711
3.6Poor1 pm1711
3.6Poor2 pm1711
3.7Poor3 pm1610
3.8Poor4 pm159
3.9Poor5 pm138
4.0Fair6 pm106
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 4 am, -4.4 m. High at 11 am, 3.9 m. Low at 5 pm, -5.1 m. High at 11 pm, 4.0 mLow 4 am, -4.4 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, -4.4 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.

  • Sun6.8 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.2 GoodBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 6%
  • Wed6.4 GoodBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu5.2 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 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
2.3 km1.4 miHantsport (town)
Nearest airport
61 km38 miCFB Greenwood (YZX)

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

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