Cooks Beach
Nova Scotia · Canada
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Cooks Beach is a W-facing sand beach on the Canada shoreline, opening onto the James Bay — it catches SW–NW swell, and offshore NE–SE 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: ~12.6°C (54.7°F) on average
Jan
5.2°C
41.4°F · 3.5–7.1°C
Feb
3.3°C
37.9°F · 2.1–5.6°C
Mar
2.8°C
37°F · 0.8–4.7°C
Apr
3.9°C
39°F · 1.1–6.2°C
May
6.1°C
43°F · 3.5–9.2°C
Jun
8.9°C
48°F · 5.3–12.1°C
Jul
12°C
53.6°F · 8.2–15°C
Aug
13°C
55.4°F · 8.6–17.3°C
Sep
12.6°C
54.7°F · 10.2–15.1°C
Oct
12.1°C
53.8°F · 10.3–15.8°C
Nov
10.1°C
50.2°F · 7.9–13.2°C
Dec
7.6°C
45.7°F · 5.5–9.4°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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