Birch Cove Beach

Dartmouth, Canada

Sand
Lifeguard

Right now

Conditions at 7:00 PM Atlantic Daylight Time.

Poor

Ankle-high (0.5 m) at 6 s, heading toward NW, with moderate cross-shore wind toward E.

Swell

0.5 m

NW

6 s

Wind

7 km/h

E

Cross-shore

Tide

0.7 m

Falling

Weather

17 °C

Clear

17 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Friday, September 18, 2026

TimeRatingSwellSwell directionWindWind directionTideWeather

12 AM

Fair

0.4 m · 5 s

NW

2 km/h · 4 km/h gusts

N

Onshore

1.3 m

Overcast · 17 °C

1 AM

Fair

0.4 m · 5 s

NW

3 km/h · 6 km/h gusts

NW

Onshore

1.4 m

Overcast · 16 °C

2 AM

Fair

0.4 m · 5 s

NW

1 km/h · 9 km/h gusts

WNW

Onshore

1.4 m

Overcast · 16 °C

3 AM

Poor

0.5 m · 5 s

NW

8 km/h · 18 km/h gusts

W

Onshore

1.2 m

Drizzle · 16 °C

4 AM

Fair

0.5 m · 5 s

NW

3 km/h · 14 km/h gusts

S

Offshore

1.1 m

Light rain · 16 °C

5 AM

Poor

0.5 m · 5 s

NW

8 km/h · 16 km/h gusts

NW

Onshore

0.9 m

Light rain · 17 °C

6 AM

Poor

0.5 m · 5 s

NW

9 km/h · 22 km/h gusts

NW

Onshore

0.9 m

Rain · 16 °C

7 AM

Poor

0.5 m · 5 s

NW

8 km/h · 25 km/h gusts

NW

Onshore

0.8 m

Light drizzle · 16 °C

8 AM

Poor

0.5 m · 5 s

NW

8 km/h · 20 km/h gusts

NW

Onshore

0.8 m

Rain · 17 °C

9 AM

Poor

0.5 m · 5 s

NW

11 km/h · 28 km/h gusts

N

Onshore

0.9 m

Overcast · 16 °C

10 AM

Poor

0.5 m · 5 s

NW

14 km/h · 26 km/h gusts

NNE

Onshore

1.1 m

Light drizzle · 17 °C

11 AM

Poor

0.5 m · 5 s

NW

14 km/h · 27 km/h gusts

NNE

Onshore

1.3 m

Overcast · 17 °C

12 PM

Poor

0.5 m · 6 s

NW

16 km/h · 26 km/h gusts

NNE

Onshore

1.5 m

Overcast · 16 °C

1 PM

Poor

0.5 m · 6 s

NW

14 km/h · 28 km/h gusts

NNE

Onshore

1.6 m

Overcast · 16 °C

2 PM

Poor

0.5 m · 7 s

NW

14 km/h · 24 km/h gusts

NE

Onshore

1.5 m

Overcast · 16 °C

3 PM

Poor

0.5 m · 7 s

NW

13 km/h · 26 km/h gusts

NE

Cross-shore

1.4 m

Overcast · 16 °C

4 PM

Poor

0.5 m · 7 s

NW

14 km/h · 28 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

1.2 m

Overcast · 17 °C

5 PM

Poor

0.5 m · 7 s

NW

10 km/h · 29 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

1 m

Overcast · 18 °C

6 PM

Poor

0.5 m · 6 s

NW

8 km/h · 24 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

0.8 m

Clear · 19 °C

7 PM

Poor

0.5 m · 6 s

NW

7 km/h · 15 km/h gusts

E

Cross-shore

0.7 m

Clear · 17 °C

8 PM

Poor

0.5 m · 6 s

NW

9 km/h · 18 km/h gusts

E

Cross-shore

0.6 m

Clear · 16 °C

9 PM

Fair

0.5 m · 6 s

NW

11 km/h · 22 km/h gusts

ESE

Offshore

0.6 m

Clear · 16 °C

10 PM

Fair

0.5 m · 6 s

NW

21 km/h · 57 km/h gusts

ESE

Offshore

0.7 m

Clear · 15 °C

11 PM

Fair

0.5 m · 6 s

NW

17 km/h · 46 km/h gusts

SE

Offshore

0.9 m

Clear · 12 °C

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