SE Surf

New Harbour Beach

Nova Scotia · Canada

IntermediateBeach break45.177, -61.459

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New Harbour Beach is a SE-facing sand beach on the Labrador Sea coastline near Nova Scotia — it picks up E–S swell and turns cleanest in a W–N wind, with the most consistent surf through april–october.

10-day forecast

Local time · updates hourly

Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~17.3°C (63.1°F) on average

Jan

2.7°C

36.9°F · 1.1–5.5°C

Feb

0.6°C

33.1°F · -1.1–3.2°C

Mar

0.3°C

32.5°F · -1.7–2.1°C

Apr

1.4°C

34.5°F · -1.3–4.4°C

May

4.7°C

40.5°F · 2–9.4°C

Jun

9.1°C

48.4°F · 6.3–14.2°C

Jul

14.5°C

58.1°F · 11.4–18°C

Aug

17.6°C

63.7°F · 15.6–20.8°C

Sep

17.3°C

63.1°F · 14.5–20°C

Oct

13.4°C

56.1°F · 10.8–16.8°C

Nov

9°C

48.2°F · 6.4–11.8°C

Dec

5.5°C

41.9°F · 3–7.9°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

E–S

Best wind

W–N

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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