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Cherry Hill kitesurf spot
Canada · Nova Scotia
Overview
Cherry Hill is a magnificent white sand beach on Nova Scotia's Atlantic coast, south of Liverpool. This beach facing due south on the open Atlantic Ocean offers oceanic kitesurfing conditions with regular swell and southwest winds. Cherry Hill is known as one of the province's most beautiful beaches with its white sand and turquoise (but cold!) waters. Wild atmosphere and less crowded compared to beaches near Halifax.
Spot forecast for Cherry Hill
Sunrise 07:39 · Sunset 18:26
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Tides
Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 2.1 km from the spot.
- Tuesday 20 October High tide · 1.5 m Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 1.5 m Low tide · 0.6 m
- Wednesday 21 October High tide · 1.5 m Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 1.6 m Low tide · 0.6 m
- Thursday 22 October High tide · 1.6 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 1.6 m
- Friday 23 October Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1.7 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1.7 m
- Saturday 24 October Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1.8 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 1.7 m
Cherry Hill: when to go?
Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)
197h
in July · 22 rideable days
The season runs from June to August, peaking in July: 21 rideable days a month and 197 hours of usable wind, at 22 °C. The low point is February, at 15.5 days.
Rideable days per month
Wind strength when it is rideable
When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 78% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 0 °C. The wettest month is March, with 116 mm.
Monthly averages: Cherry Hill
| Month | Rideable days | Usable wind | Temperature | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18.0 | 147 h | 0 °C | 79 mm |
| February | 15.5 | 145 h | 1 °C | 88 mm |
| March | 22.0 | 207 h | 6 °C | 116 mm |
| April | 18.0 | 152 h | 10 °C | 69 mm |
| May | 15.5 | 132 h | 15 °C | 30 mm |
| June | 20.0 | 189 h | 21 °C | 68 mm |
| July | 22.0 | 197 h | 23 °C | 72 mm |
| August | 20.5 | 168 h | 23 °C | 95 mm |
| September | 17.0 | 125 h | 22 °C | 86 mm |
| October | 17.5 | 146 h | 16 °C | 26 mm |
| November | 16.5 | 143 h | 9 °C | 91 mm |
| December | 19.5 | 149 h | 2 °C | 99 mm |
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Technical details of Cherry Hill spot
The spot works with winds from ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W.
Spot opening date · Required level
- Spot opening date
- Open all year round
- Required level
- Advanced
On the water
Atlantic Ocean with regular swell. Sandy beach break on white sand beach. Waves 0.5-2 m depending on conditions. Cold water year-round (8-15°C) but remarkably clear. Semi-diurnal tides. Rip currents possible.
Hazards
Rip currents on this exposed beach. Atlantic swell can be strong. Very cold water — thick wetsuit mandatory. Frequent summer fog. Remote from emergency services. No beach patrol.
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