The Big Sand
St. Mary's District Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada
No photo of The Big Sand yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 6:09 pm0.5
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
0.5
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
0.4
38 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
0.4
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
0.4
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
0.4
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
0.4
41 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
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40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
0.4
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
0.4
37 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
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37 km/h23 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°C52°F
- Wind
- 3421 km/hmph NNE
- Gusts
- 4729 km/hmph
- Waves
- 2.1 m7 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 100%
- Sunset
- 6:09 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 6 am, 0.4 m1 ft
- Low 1 pm, -0.9 m3 ft
- High 6 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft
- Low 12 am, -0.9 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.
- Sun6.8 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
- Mon6.2 GoodBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 2%
- Tue6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 2%
- Wed6.8 GoodBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
- Thu7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 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
- 2.9 km1.8 miLittle Liscomb (village)
- Nearest airport
- 82 km51 miPort Hawkesbury Airport (YPS)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Southwest Breaker5.8 km3.6 mi south-east away0.5 Poor later
- Little Long Breaker6.1 km3.8 mi south away0.5 Poor later
- Long Breaker6.1 km3.8 mi south away0.5 Poor later
- Morris Beach6.8 km4.2 mi south-west away0.5 Poor later
- The Gravel Bar7.4 km4.6 mi north-east away0.5 Poor later