Bull Beach
Nova Scotia · Canada
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Bull Beach is a SE-facing sand beach on the Canada shoreline, opening onto the Labrador Sea — it catches NE–S swell, and offshore W–NW winds tidy the banks through april–october.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~13.5°C (56.3°F) on average
Jan
2.9°C
37.2°F · 1–5.8°C
Feb
0.9°C
33.6°F · -0.4–3.6°C
Mar
0.6°C
33.1°F · -1.1–2.5°C
Apr
1.9°C
35.4°F · -0.6–4.9°C
May
5.3°C
41.5°F · 2.9–9.9°C
Jun
9.6°C
49.3°F · 6.4–13.9°C
Jul
14.4°C
57.9°F · 11.4–17.8°C
Aug
17°C
62.6°F · 14–20.5°C
Sep
17°C
62.6°F · 15–19.7°C
Oct
13.5°C
56.3°F · 10.8–16.7°C
Nov
9.2°C
48.6°F · 6.8–12°C
Dec
5.7°C
42.3°F · 3.4–8°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
NE–S
Best wind
W–NW
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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