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Steering Beach

Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada

Steering Beach 2 photos

  • The original lighthuse was built here in 1904. The original front light was a white square wooden tower 3.7 meters (12.14ft) high with sloping sides. The light had fallen into disrepair so it was repl

    The original lighthuse was built here in 1904. The original front light was a white square wooden tower 3.7 meters (12.14ft) high with sloping sides. The light had fallen into disrepair so it was repl. Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • The original lighthuse was built here in 1904. The original front light was a white square wooden tower 3.7 meters (12.14ft) high with sloping sides. The light had fallen into disrepair so it was repl

    The original lighthuse was built here in 1904. The original front light was a white square wooden tower 3.7 meters (12.14ft) high with sloping sides. The light had fallen into disrepair so it was repl. Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:14 pm
8 am
2.3
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
9 am
2.3
28 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.2
28 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
11 am
2.0
28 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.9
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.0
30 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.1
30 km/h19 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.3
28 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.3
28 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.3
28 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
2.5
27 km/h16 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
8°C46°F
Water
11°C52°F
Wind
2213 km/hmph N
Gusts
5333 km/hmph
Waves
1.4 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
52%
Sunset
6:14 pm
Today
2.3Poor8 am2717
2.3Poor9 am2817
2.2Poor10 am2817
2.0Poor11 am2817
1.9Poor12 pm2616
2.0Poor1 pm3018
2.1Poor2 pm3019
2.3Poor3 pm2817
2.3Poor4 pm2817
2.3Poor5 pm2817
2.5Poor6 pm2716
Sat
4.2Fair8 am127
4.2Fair9 am128
4.1Fair10 am159
4.0Fair11 am1710
4.0Fair12 pm1711
4.2Fair1 pm1710
4.0Fair2 pm1710
4.1Fair3 pm1610
4.2Fair4 pm149
4.4Fair5 pm117
4.4Fair6 pm74
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 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.1 GoodBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.3 GoodBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 3%
  • Wed6.8 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 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
1.8 km1.1 miPleasant Point (village)
Nearest airport
147 km91 miCFB Greenwood (YZX)

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

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