Check the Beach

West Petpeswick Beach

Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:14 pm
8 am
2.5
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
9 am
2.5
28 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.6
28 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
11 am
2.3
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.2
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
2.6
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
2.5
28 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
2.6
27 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.7
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.7
25 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
2.7
25 km/h16 mph wind, Poor

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near West Petpeswick 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
2213 km/hmph N
Gusts
5434 km/hmph
Waves
1.2 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
45%
Sunset
6:14 pm
Today
2.5Poor8 am2717
2.5Poor9 am2817
2.6Poor10 am2817
2.3Poor11 am2918
2.2Poor12 pm2717
2.6Poor1 pm2415
2.5Poor2 pm2817
2.6Poor3 pm2717
2.7Poor4 pm2616
2.7Poor5 pm2515
2.7Poor6 pm2516
Sat
4.4Fair8 am127
4.4Fair9 am138
4.1Fair10 am1711
4.1Fair11 am1711
4.1Fair12 pm1811
4.4Fair1 pm1711
4.1Fair2 pm1711
4.3Fair3 pm159
4.4Fair4 pm138
4.5Fair5 pm117
4.6Fair6 pm85
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 1 pm, -0.9 m. High at 7 pm, 0.1 m. Low at 12 am, -1.0 mHigh 6 am, 0.4 m1 ftLow 1 pm, -0.9 m3 ftHigh 7 pm, 0.1 m<1 ftLow 12 am, -1.0 m3 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 am
  • High 6 am, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 1 pm, -0.9 m3 ft
  • High 7 pm, 0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 12 am, -1.0 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 17 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.5 GoodBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 3%
  • Wed6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 1%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 20 m50 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 950 m0.6 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
1.3 km0.8 miMusquodoboit Harbour (village)
Nearest airport
141 km88 miCFB Greenwood (YZX)

Nearby places

  • Tim HortonsCoffee shop
    950 m0.6 mi

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

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