Check the Beach

Southwest Beach

Municipality of the District of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 6:19 pm
8 am
3.8
53 km/h33 mph wind, Poor
9 am
4.0
55 km/h34 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.1
53 km/h33 mph wind, Fair
11 am
3.8
51 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.7
53 km/h33 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.6
51 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.7
52 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.1
49 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.7
48 km/h30 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.8
46 km/h29 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
2.8
46 km/h29 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
9°C49°F
Water
13°C56°F
Wind
4629 km/hmph N
Gusts
6641 km/hmph
Waves
1.3 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
5%
Sunset
6:19 pm
Today
3.8Poor8 am5333
4.0Fair9 am5534
4.1Fair10 am5333
3.8Poor11 am5132
3.7Poor12 pm5333
2.6Poor1 pm5131
2.7Poor2 pm5232
3.1Poor3 pm4931
2.7Poor4 pm4830
2.8Poor5 pm4629
2.8Poor6 pm4629
Sat
3.3Poor8 am3119
3.3Poor9 am3019
3.4Poor10 am2918
3.5Poor11 am2817
3.5Poor12 pm2717
3.7Poor1 pm2516
3.9Poor2 pm2113
4.1Fair3 pm1912
4.2Fair4 pm1610
4.3Fair5 pm1610
4.2Fair6 pm1811
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, -1.1 mHigh 6 am, 0.4 m1 ftLow 1 pm, -0.9 m3 ftHigh 7 pm, 0.1 m<1 ftLow 12 am, -1.1 m4 ftNow10 am4 pm10 pm4 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, -1.1 m4 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%
  • Mon6.8 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 2%
  • Tue6.1 GoodBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 2%
  • Wed6.8 GoodBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 19 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
1.2 km0.7 miBig Tancook Island (village)
Nearest airport
83 km52 miCFB Greenwood (YZX)

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

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