Breaking Beach
Newfoundland and Labrador · Canada
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Breaking Beach is a NW-facing sand beach on the Canada shoreline, opening onto the Labrador Sea — it catches W–N swell, and offshore E–S winds tidy the banks through april–october.
10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~13.3°C (55.9°F) on average
Jan
1.2°C
34.2°F · -0.7–3.6°C
Feb
0.3°C
32.5°F · -0.8–2.4°C
Mar
0.2°C
32.4°F · -1.1–2.3°C
Apr
0.9°C
33.6°F · -0.7–2.8°C
May
2.6°C
36.7°F · 0.4–5.7°C
Jun
6.1°C
43°F · 3–9.4°C
Jul
10.9°C
51.6°F · 7.1–14.5°C
Aug
14.8°C
58.6°F · 11.3–17.2°C
Sep
13.3°C
55.9°F · 10.6–16.7°C
Oct
9.5°C
49.1°F · 5.9–13.5°C
Nov
5.9°C
42.6°F · 3.8–9.2°C
Dec
3°C
37.4°F · 0.7–4.9°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
W–N
Best wind
E–S
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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