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McPherson Beach

New Brunswick · Canada

IntermediateBeach break45.128, -66.486

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McPherson Beach is a SW-facing sand beach on the Canada shoreline, opening onto the James Bay — it catches S–W swell, and offshore N–E winds tidy the banks through april–october.

10-day forecast

Local time · updates hourly

Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~13.5°C (56.3°F) on average

Jan

5.6°C

42.1°F · 3.5–8.2°C

Feb

3.4°C

38.1°F · 0.9–6.3°C

Mar

2.6°C

36.7°F · -0.2–4.9°C

Apr

3.9°C

39°F · 1.5–7°C

May

6.7°C

44.1°F · 4–11.1°C

Jun

10.1°C

50.2°F · 7.2–12.6°C

Jul

12.8°C

55°F · 8.8–15.3°C

Aug

14.1°C

57.4°F · 10.2–16°C

Sep

13.5°C

56.3°F · 11.3–15.2°C

Oct

12.1°C

53.8°F · 10–13.4°C

Nov

10.1°C

50.2°F · 7.8–12.6°C

Dec

7.9°C

46.2°F · 5.4–10.4°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

S–W

Best wind

N–E

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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