The Sand Bar
Guysborough District Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada
No photo of The Sand Bar yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 6:05 pm0.8
37 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
0.8
41 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
0.7
44 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
0.7
43 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
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40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
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40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
0.6
38 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
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39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
0.7
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
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41 km/h26 mph wind, Poor
0.8
39 km/h24 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°C47°F
- Water
- 11°C53°F
- Wind
- 3924 km/hmph NNE
- Gusts
- 5635 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.3 m4 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 100%
- Sunset
- 6:05 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- 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, -0.8 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 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
- Mon6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 4%
- Tue4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 3%
- Wed6.2 GoodBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 1%
- Thu7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 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
- 1.6 km1 miFox Island Main (village)
- Nearest airport
- 40 km25 miPort Hawkesbury Airport (YPS)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Fox Island Main Beach1.6 km1.0 mi south-west away0.8 Poor later
- Lower Half Island Cove Beach7.4 km4.6 mi west away0.8 Poor later
- Sallys Wash8.7 km5.4 mi east away0.3 Poor later
- Half Island Beach8.8 km5.5 mi west away0.6 Poor later
- Lanigan Beach8.9 km5.6 mi east away0.3 Poor later