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The Thoroughfare

Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada

No photo of The Thoroughfare yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 11 am to 2 pm, sunset 5:59 pm
8 am
0.4
47 km/h29 mph wind, Poor
9 am
0.3
51 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.3
53 km/h33 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.5
56 km/h35 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.5
59 km/h37 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
0.5
58 km/h36 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
0.5
55 km/h34 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
0.5
54 km/h33 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
0.3
45 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
0.3
53 km/h33 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
3521 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
4830 km/hmph
Waves
1.8 m6 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
100%
Sunset
5:59 pm
Today
0.4Poor8 am4729
0.3Poor9 am5132
0.3Poor10 am5333
0.5Poor11 am5635
0.5Poor12 pm5937
0.5Poor1 pm5836
0.5Poor2 pm5534
0.5Poor3 pm5433
0.3Poor4 pm4528
0.3Poor5 pm5333
Sat
0.6Poor8 am3924
0.8Poor9 am4025
0.9Poor10 am4025
1.0Poor11 am3924
1.4Poor12 pm3723
1.7Poor1 pm3421
2.1Poor2 pm3320
3.1Poor3 pm3220
3.1Poor4 pm3320
3.1Poor5 pm3119
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 am, 0.3 m. Low at 12 pm, -0.7 m. High at 6 pm, 0.3 m. Low at 12 am, -0.7 mHigh 6 am, 0.3 m1 ftLow 12 pm, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.3 m<1 ftLow 12 am, -0.7 m2 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 am
  • High 6 am, 0.3 m1 ft
  • Low 12 pm, -0.7 m2 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.

  • Sun6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.4 GoodBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 4%
  • Tue5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 4%
  • Wed5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 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
3 km1.9 miMain-à-Dieu (village)
Nearest airport
126 km78 miPort Hawkesbury Airport (YPS)

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

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