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Backyards surf Forecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Friday 26 Apr 2024 ADT
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Backyards surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Backyards sea temperature is 5.9°C (Statistics for 26 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 3.1 °C max: 4.9 °C min: 1.6 °C)
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Backyards surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Backyards sea temperature is 5.9°C (Statistics for 26 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 3.1 °C max: 4.9 °C min: 1.6 °C)


How big are the waves at Backyards today?

The current surf forecast for Backyards at 8PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)--
Afternoon (26 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (26 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s

Table - waves today at Backyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
ESE
0.5
SE
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ENE
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.8
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
SE
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.3
SE
0.2
ESE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
ENE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
E
Period(s) (?)8887711111110101010109999891010109999988999910101212121110101099910101098888888810108
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)8657553725233945373433242333312728232747122262249201162129974933313129304260391291501351217874494344301510131212121412121111995
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
5
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
0
ESE
10
W
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
NW
15
NNW
30
NNW
35
N
30
N
30
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
N
0
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:29AM
1.50
10:32PM
1.66
11:10AM
1.46
11:12PM
1.62
11:54AM
1.41
11:56PM
1.58
12:46PM
1.37
12:49AM
1.52
1:48PM
1.36
1:53AM
1.48
2:58PM
1.38
3:06AM
1.46
4:07PM
1.46
4:19AM
1.48
5:07PM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:40PM
0.44
5:17AM
0.24
5:18PM
0.48
6:00AM
0.27
6:03PM
0.52
6:48AM
0.30
6:56PM
0.56
7:43AM
0.33
7:59PM
0.57
8:43AM
0.33
9:09PM
0.55
9:46AM
0.32
10:21PM
0.48
10:49AM
0.28
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise-------6:09-------6:07-------6:05-------6:03-------6:03-------6:01-------6:00----
Sunset--8:12-------8:14-------8:15-------8:15-------8:16-------8:19-------8:20-------8:21-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C6775432267840-1-128111397567109743211355210134785444691414119871013151512
Feels °C (?)13210-2-3-4221-1-5-6-7-35685313463-1-4-5-7-8-8-6-4-3-6-5-7-6-4-2220-1-1-11410109654812131310

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