Overview

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Blue Beach is a spot on Nova Scotia's north coast, on the Northumberland Strait facing Prince Edward Island. The strait offers the warmest waters in Atlantic Canada (21°C in summer). Blue Beach is also known for its Devonian fossils (360 million years old). Pleasant riding in a unique geological setting.

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Spot forecast for Blue Beach

Sunrise 07:36 · Sunset 18:19

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Swell and waves

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 1 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 05:16 · 1.9 m Low tide 12:24 · 0.9 m High tide 18:38 · 1.6 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 00:32 · 1.2 m High tide 06:35 · 1.8 m Low tide 13:27 · 0.9 m High tide 19:38 · 1.7 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 01:40 · 1.1 m High tide 07:46 · 1.9 m Low tide 14:23 · 0.9 m High tide 20:25 · 1.8 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 02:39 · 0.9 m High tide 08:46 · 2 m Low tide 15:11 · 0.9 m High tide 21:05 · 1.9 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 03:29 · 0.7 m High tide 09:37 · 2 m Low tide 15:53 · 0.8 m High tide 22:41 · 2.1 m

Blue Beach: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

205h

in January · 23 rideable days

The season runs from September to February, peaking in January: 20 rideable days a month and 205 hours of usable wind, at 7 °C. The low point is July, at 9 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 58%13-20 knots · 35%21-30 knots · 7%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 58% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -2 °C. The wettest month is March, with 100 mm.

Monthly averages: Blue Beach

Monthly averages — Blue Beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	23.0	205 h	-2 °C	44 mm
February	19.0	176 h	-1 °C	87 mm
March	17.5	149 h	6 °C	100 mm
April	20.5	223 h	9 °C	62 mm
May	21.0	219 h	16 °C	28 mm
June	12.0	120 h	22 °C	96 mm
July	9.0	72 h	26 °C	67 mm
August	12.5	104 h	26 °C	61 mm
September	18.0	176 h	21 °C	38 mm
October	20.0	200 h	15 °C	60 mm
November	19.0	181 h	7 °C	95 mm
December	19.5	167 h	1 °C	82 mm

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Technical details of Blue Beach spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

On the water

Northumberland Strait — warm waters (18-21°C in summer). Moderate chop without ocean swell. Sandy and clay bottom. Moderate semi-diurnal tides. Fetch 15-30 km.

Hazards

Slippery clay bottom. Eroded clay cliffs — do not ride too close. Tidal currents. Protected fossil site — do not collect fossils.

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