MacDonalds Beach

Nova Scotia, Canada

Right now

Conditions at 4:00 PM Atlantic Daylight Time.

Poor

Flat (0.1 m) at 7 s, heading toward NW, with strong cross-shore wind toward SE.

Swell

0.1 m

NW

7 s

Wind

27 km/h

SE

Cross-shore

Tide

0.9 m

Falling

Weather

14 °C

Mostly clear

17 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Saturday, September 19, 2026

TimeRatingSwellSwell directionWindWind directionTideWeather

12 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 5 s

NW

20 km/h · 40 km/h gusts

SE

Onshore

1.2 m

Clear · 12 °C

1 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 5 s

NW

22 km/h · 44 km/h gusts

ESE

Onshore

1.3 m

Mostly clear · 13 °C

2 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

NW

23 km/h · 46 km/h gusts

ESE

Onshore

1.3 m

Clear · 13 °C

3 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 5 s

NW

26 km/h · 53 km/h gusts

ESE

Onshore

1.2 m

Clear · 12 °C

4 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 5 s

NW

28 km/h · 57 km/h gusts

ESE

Onshore

1.1 m

Partly cloudy · 12 °C

5 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 6 s

NW

29 km/h · 60 km/h gusts

ESE

Onshore

1 m

Mostly clear · 12 °C

6 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 7 s

NW

28 km/h · 59 km/h gusts

SE

Onshore

0.8 m

Light drizzle · 11 °C

7 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 8 s

NW

26 km/h · 57 km/h gusts

SE

Onshore

0.7 m

Mostly clear · 11 °C

8 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 8 s

NW

27 km/h · 56 km/h gusts

SE

Onshore

0.6 m

Clear · 12 °C

9 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 8 s

NW

27 km/h · 59 km/h gusts

SE

Onshore

0.6 m

Light drizzle · 12 °C

10 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 9 s

NW

30 km/h · 66 km/h gusts

SE

Cross-shore

0.7 m

Light drizzle · 13 °C

11 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 9 s

NW

30 km/h · 66 km/h gusts

SE

Onshore

0.8 m

Light drizzle · 14 °C

12 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 8 s

NW

29 km/h · 64 km/h gusts

SE

Onshore

0.9 m

Light drizzle · 14 °C

1 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 8 s

NW

28 km/h · 63 km/h gusts

SE

Onshore

1.1 m

Mostly clear · 15 °C

2 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 7 s

NW

27 km/h · 63 km/h gusts

SE

Onshore

1.1 m

Clear · 15 °C

3 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 7 s

NW

27 km/h · 61 km/h gusts

SE

Cross-shore

1.1 m

Clear · 15 °C

4 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 7 s

NW

27 km/h · 59 km/h gusts

SE

Cross-shore

0.9 m

Mostly clear · 14 °C

5 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 7 s

NW

27 km/h · 61 km/h gusts

SE

Cross-shore

0.8 m

Mostly clear · 13 °C

6 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 8 s

NW

24 km/h · 58 km/h gusts

SE

Cross-shore

0.7 m

Mostly clear · 12 °C

7 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 8 s

NW

22 km/h · 55 km/h gusts

SSE

Cross-shore

0.6 m

Clear · 11 °C

8 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 9 s

NW

20 km/h · 44 km/h gusts

SSE

Cross-shore

0.5 m

Clear · 10 °C

9 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 9 s

NW

18 km/h · 41 km/h gusts

SSE

Cross-shore

0.5 m

Clear · 10 °C

10 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 7 s

W

15 km/h · 37 km/h gusts

SE

Cross-shore

0.6 m

Clear · 9 °C

11 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

SSW

13 km/h · 31 km/h gusts

SE

Cross-shore

0.7 m

Clear · 9 °C

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