Check the Beach

The Flats

Municipality of the County of Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada

The Flats 5 photos

  • Juniper at Mabou Beach

    Juniper at Mabou Beach. Nadiatalent, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Lighthouse DGJ 4480 - Mabou Harbour Lighthouse

    Lighthouse DGJ 4480 - Mabou Harbour Lighthouse. Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Lighthouse DGJ 4478 - Mabou Harbour Lighthouse

    Lighthouse DGJ 4478 - Mabou Harbour Lighthouse. Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • DGJ 4478 - Mabou Harbour Lighthouse

    DGJ 4478 - Mabou Harbour Lighthouse. Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • DGJ 4480 - Mabou Harbour Lighthouse

    DGJ 4480 - Mabou Harbour Lighthouse. Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 6:05 pm
8 am
0.8
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
9 am
0.8
41 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.7
44 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.4
49 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.6
54 km/h33 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
0.5
55 km/h34 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
0.5
54 km/h33 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
0.5
56 km/h35 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
0.5
60 km/h37 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
0.6
61 km/h38 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
0.6
61 km/h38 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near The Flats.

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Staying a few days? Conditions improve from Sat, so a beachfront room still pays off.

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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
13°C55°F
Wind
4427 km/hmph NE
Gusts
6037 km/hmph
Waves
1.4 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
100%
Sunset
6:05 pm
Today
0.8Poor8 am4025
0.8Poor9 am4126
0.7Poor10 am4427
0.4Poor11 am4931
0.6Poor12 pm5433
0.5Poor1 pm5534
0.5Poor2 pm5433
0.5Poor3 pm5635
0.5Poor4 pm6037
0.6Poor5 pm6138
0.6Poor6 pm6138
Sat
1.9Poor8 am4629
2.0Poor9 am4629
2.1Poor10 am4729
2.2Poor11 am4327
2.2Poor12 pm4327
2.3Poor1 pm4327
2.4Poor2 pm4427
2.6Poor3 pm4226
2.7Poor4 pm3824
3.3Poor5 pm3522
3.8Poor6 pm3320
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 7 am, <0.1 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.4 m. High at 7 pm, 0.2 m. Low at 2 am, -0.5 mHigh 7 am, <0.1 m<1 ftLow 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 7 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftLow 2 am, -0.5 m2 ftNow10 am4 pm10 pm4 am
  • High 7 am, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 7 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 2 am, -0.5 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.

  • Sun6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.3 GoodBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 18%
  • Tue2.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 14%
  • Wed5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 6%
  • Thu6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Boat ramp330 m0.2 mi away

Getting there

Nearest town
1.7 km1.1 miWest Mabou (village)
Nearest airport
48 km30 miPort Hawkesbury Airport (YPS)

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

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