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Backyards surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 23 Jan 2025 AST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
2.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Backyards today?

The current surf forecast for Backyards at 12AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)--
Afternoon (24 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (24 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
31
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
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
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
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.1
E
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
1.3
SW
1.8
SW
2
SSW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
2.4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SW
0.1
S
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.4
SW
0.1
E
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
Period(s) (?)4455566688888787779999567888891069101010101099109999151616161111111111141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1643676060808038577272343227402516262333870000000000001333130714471850251224361918183615150510101000000488888
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
15
SSE
10
E
30
NNW
25
NW
30
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
30
W
20
W
25
W
25
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
40
SW
35
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:14PM
1.21
3:29AM
1.41
4:17PM
1.22
4:26AM
1.45
5:14PM
1.28
5:18AM
1.52
6:04PM
1.35
6:07AM
1.60
6:50PM
1.43
6:53AM
1.68
7:34PM
1.53
7:38AM
1.75
8:17PM
1.61
8:22AM
1.78
8:59PM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:01PM
0.64
10:14AM
0.52
10:03PM
0.65
11:16AM
0.46
11:08PM
0.62
12:10PM
0.38
12:06AM
0.57
12:58PM
0.29
12:58AM
0.49
1:42PM
0.20
1:47AM
0.40
2:24PM
0.12
2:34AM
0.32
3:05PM
0.06
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
31
Sunrise-----7:41-------7:39-------7:39-------7:37-------7:37-------7:35-------7:35------
Sunset5:08-------5:09-------5:12-------5:13-------5:14-------5:15-------5:16-------5:19---
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C-4-4-3-2-1-4-4-3-4-5-6-7-8-8-7-5-5-7-8-8-6-30111-1-1-3-5-3-1100122344322-6-11-9-7-9-10-12-13-14-14-13-10-10-10-12-13
Feels °C (?)-12-12-11-7-6-12-12-12-11-11-12-12-14-14-14-12-12-14-14-14-12-9-8-7-6-7-8-9-12-12-11-9-8-9-9-9-8-9-8-6-6-6-6-8-16-20-18-16-18-19-21-21-23-24-22-19-18-18-20-21
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