Hirtle's Beach (Hartling Bay) Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Nova Scotia, Canada)
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Photo by: MikeHirtle's Beach (Hartling Bay) Surf Guide
Hirdles on the South Coast is a reasonably exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. Ideal winds are from the north northwest with some shelter here from north winds. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the optimum swell angle is from the east northeast. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded.
Hirtle's Beach (Hartling Bay) Spot Info
| Type: | Rating: |
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 Beach |  3 |
| Reliability: | Todays Sea Temp*: |
| fairly consistent | 36°F*ocean temperature recorded from satellite |
Surfing Hirtle's Beach (Hartling Bay):
The best conditions reported for surf at Hirtle's Beach (Hartling Bay) occur when a East-northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northwest.
What's the best time of year to surf Hirtle's Beach (Hartling Bay) (for consistent clean waves)?
Explore Hirtle's Beach (Hartling Bay) Location Map
Interactive Hirtle's Beach (Hartling Bay) surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Hirtle's Beach (Hartling Bay) is Shearwater (Halifax) Airport (YAW) in Canada, 74 km (46 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Hirtle's Beach (Hartling Bay) is Halifax International Airport (YHZ), also in Canada, 91 km (57 miles) away.
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Ocean Swells (ft)- Wind Speed (mph)
Saturday, 5 April 2025, 01:26 Local Time
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| Period (s) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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| Wind State | off | off | off | cross- off |
Tides at Hirtle's Beach (Hartling Bay)
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Hirtle's Beach (Hartling Bay) Sea Temperature
Water temperature (2.4 °C) at Hirtle's Beach (Hartling Bay) is close to freezing. Despite the weak sunshine, the air will feel like -5.0 °C. Even if you wear a thick winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, neoprene gloves and boots, it will still be difficult to stay in the sea for very long today.
Swell History at Hirtle's Beach (Hartling Bay)
Surf stats for Hirtle's Beach (Hartling Bay), see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.
Wind History at Hirtle's Beach (Hartling Bay)
Wind stats for Hirtle's Beach (Hartling Bay), see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.
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ReefWave Buoys Nearest To Hirtle's Beach (Hartling Bay):
- Closest Wave BuoyHalifax Harbour Buoy46 mi
- Second closest Wave BuoyLa Have Bank Buoy122 mi
- Third closest Wave Buoy20 NM SE of Jonesport, ME150 mi
- Fourth closest Wave BuoyNortheast Channel Buoy159 mi
- Fifth closest Wave BuoyEast Scotia Slope Buoy179 mi
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