Check the Beach

The Bar

Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Park, Nova Scotia, Canada

The Bar 4 photos

  • Louisbourg-08901 - Lighthouse Trail

    Louisbourg-08901 - Lighthouse Trail. Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Lighthouse DSC 4266 - Louisbourg Lighthouse

    Lighthouse DSC 4266 - Louisbourg Lighthouse. Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Louisbourg-09016 - Challenge Rock!

    Louisbourg-09016 - Challenge Rock!. Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Lighthouse DGJ 4826 - Louisbourg Lighthouse (6375870929) (2)

    Lighthouse DGJ 4826 - Louisbourg Lighthouse (6375870929) (2). Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 11 am to 2 pm, sunset 5:59 pm
8 am
0.3
51 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
9 am
0.3
55 km/h34 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.4
59 km/h37 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.5
63 km/h39 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.5
65 km/h40 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
0.5
60 km/h37 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
0.5
57 km/h35 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
0.3
47 km/h29 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
0.3
46 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
0.3
50 km/h31 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°C47°F
Water
12°C53°F
Wind
4126 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
5534 km/hmph
Waves
2.4 m8 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
100%
Sunset
5:59 pm
Today
0.3Poor8 am5132
0.3Poor9 am5534
0.4Poor10 am5937
0.5Poor11 am6339
0.5Poor12 pm6540
0.5Poor1 pm6037
0.5Poor2 pm5735
0.3Poor3 pm4729
0.3Poor4 pm4628
0.3Poor5 pm5031
Sat
0.7Poor8 am4125
0.9Poor9 am4126
1.0Poor10 am3924
1.2Poor11 am3723
1.6Poor12 pm3824
2.0Poor1 pm3622
2.2Poor2 pm3522
2.9Poor3 pm3321
3.2Poor4 pm3220
3.0Poor5 pm3119
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 12 pm, -0.8 m. High at 6 pm, 0.3 m. Low at 12 am, -0.7 mHigh 6 am, 0.4 m1 ftLow 12 pm, -0.8 m3 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.3 m<1 ftLow 12 am, -0.7 m2 ftNow11 am5 pm11 pm5 am
  • High 6 am, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 12 pm, -0.8 m3 ft
  • High 6 pm, 0.3 m<1 ft
  • Low 12 am, -0.7 m2 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.

  • Sun6.5 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon5.8 GoodBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 7%
  • Tue4.6 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 3%
  • Wed6.2 GoodBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu6.8 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 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
2 km1.2 miFortress of Louisbourg (village)
Nearest airport
112 km70 miPort Hawkesbury Airport (YPS)

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

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