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Backyards surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Thursday 17 Apr 2025 ADTForecast 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
2.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Backyards today?
The current surf forecast for Backyards at 5AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Backyards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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| Energy (?) | 1232 | 1568 | 1633 | 1463 | 1209 | 874 | 978 | 777 | 536 | 355 | 249 | 33 | 33 | 22 | 193 | 218 | 185 | 123 | 97 | 139 | 261 | 335 | 595 | 740 | 741 | 766 | 853 | 550 | 684 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 70 | 351 | 782 | 1079 | 521 | 783 | 408 | 216 | 196 | 164 | 137 | 116 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | glass | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:04PM 1.58 | 11:41AM 1.40 | 11:42PM 1.52 | 12:25PM 1.33 | 12:25AM 1.47 | 1:17PM 1.28 | 1:17AM 1.42 | 2:20PM 1.27 | 2:22AM 1.39 | 3:30PM 1.30 | 3:35AM 1.39 | 4:34PM 1.40 | 4:44AM 1.44 | 5:29PM 1.52 | 5:45AM 1.52 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:49AM 0.33 | 5:48PM 0.56 | 6:29AM 0.38 | 6:28PM 0.61 | 7:14AM 0.42 | 7:17PM 0.65 | 8:07AM 0.44 | 8:18PM 0.66 | 9:06AM 0.44 | 9:28PM 0.63 | 10:08AM 0.40 | 10:39PM 0.54 | 11:08AM 0.33 | 11:45PM 0.41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:07 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Feels °C (?) | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | -2 | -5 | -4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -5 | -2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -5 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -3 |
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