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Bartletts Beach

Nova Scotia · Canada

IntermediateBeach break44.011, -66.157

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Bartletts Beach is a W-facing sand beach on the James Bay coastline near Nova Scotia — it picks up SW–NW swell and turns cleanest in a NE–SE wind, with the most consistent surf through april–october.

10-day forecast

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Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~12.6°C (54.7°F) on average

Jan

5.9°C

42.6°F · 4–8°C

Feb

4.1°C

39.4°F · 2.7–5.8°C

Mar

3.2°C

37.8°F · 0.8–5.2°C

Apr

4.4°C

39.9°F · 1.3–6.4°C

May

6.4°C

43.5°F · 3.9–9.1°C

Jun

9.3°C

48.7°F · 5.9–12.4°C

Jul

12°C

53.6°F · 8.2–14.9°C

Aug

12.9°C

55.2°F · 8.3–16.9°C

Sep

12.6°C

54.7°F · 10.7–14.5°C

Oct

11.8°C

53.2°F · 9.8–14.3°C

Nov

10.2°C

50.4°F · 8–13.2°C

Dec

7.9°C

46.2°F · 6–9.6°C

25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.

Know before you go

Best swell

SW–NW

Best wind

NE–SE

Break type

Beach break

Best season

April–October

Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.

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