Check the Beach

Western Beach

Municipality of the County of Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada

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

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 6:03 pm
8 am
0.7
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
9 am
0.6
29 km/h18 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.4
40 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.3
41 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.3
38 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
0.3
38 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
0.3
32 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
0.4
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
0.3
36 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
0.3
33 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
0.3
35 km/h22 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
2717 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
3924 km/hmph
Waves
2.0 m6 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
100%
Sunset
6:03 pm
Today
0.7Poor8 am2918
0.6Poor9 am2918
0.4Poor10 am4025
0.3Poor11 am4125
0.3Poor12 pm3824
0.3Poor1 pm3823
0.3Poor2 pm3220
0.4Poor3 pm3522
0.3Poor4 pm3623
0.3Poor5 pm3321
0.3Poor6 pm3522
Sat
1.6Poor8 am2717
1.8Poor9 am2717
2.0Poor10 am2717
2.0Poor11 am2918
2.5Poor12 pm2717
3.1Poor1 pm2516
3.4Poor2 pm2515
4.1Fair3 pm2415
4.2Fair4 pm2616
4.4Fair5 pm2616
4.6Fair6 pm2415
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 12 pm, -0.8 m. High at 6 pm, 0.3 m. Low at 12 am, -0.8 mHigh 6 am, 0.4 m1 ftLow 12 pm, -0.8 m3 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.3 m<1 ftLow 12 am, -0.8 m3 ftNow11 am5 pm11 pm5 am
  • 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.

  • Sun6.7 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.3 GoodBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue3.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 4%
  • Wed6.0 GoodBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu7.0 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 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
1.5 km0.9 miPoint Michaud (village)
Nearest airport
53 km33 miPort Hawkesbury Airport (YPS)

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

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