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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
2.1
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
9 am
2.1
42 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.1
41 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
11 am
1.9
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.7
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.9
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.6
41 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.2
41 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.3
41 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.6
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
2.9
40 km/h25 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°C48°F
Water
11°C52°F
Wind
3119 km/hmph N
Gusts
5434 km/hmph
Waves
1.4 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
64%
Sunset
6:14 pm
Today
2.1Poor8 am4025
2.1Poor9 am4226
2.1Poor10 am4126
1.9Poor11 am4025
1.7Poor12 pm4025
1.9Poor1 pm3924
2.6Poor2 pm4125
2.2Poor3 pm4126
2.3Poor4 pm4125
2.6Poor5 pm4025
2.9Poor6 pm4025
Sat
3.4Poor8 am2515
3.6Poor9 am2314
3.5Poor10 am2415
3.5Poor11 am2515
3.5Poor12 pm2415
3.7Poor1 pm2415
3.6Poor2 pm2415
3.7Poor3 pm2314
3.9Poor4 pm2013
4.0Fair5 pm1711
4.1Fair6 pm1710
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 20 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.4 GoodBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.1 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 3%
  • Wed7.0 GreatBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu5.5 GoodBest 1 pm to 2 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 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
2.1 km1.3 miPleasant Point (village)
Nearest airport
149 km93 miCFB Greenwood (YZX)

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

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