Cape Breton Atlantic Coast · Wednesday, Sep 23

Point Michaud

Updated Tue, Sep 22, 9:10 PM ADT

When to go

1:00 PM–2:00 PM

Looks good · Low confidence

2.1–2.1 ft · Offshore waves · not face height

Wind: 2.6 kt · direction unavailable

Forecast details

Light wind should keep the water smoother.

Other wind windows

Plan around the wind

The best available upcoming daylight wind sample to compare with the wave evidence. This compares wind only; wave size, tide suitability, and hazards can change your choice.

12:00 PM–2:00 PM · America/Glace_Bay
Light wind · up to 4.7 kt · reported gusts up to 14.2 kt
Offshore waves: 2.1–2.1 ft across the period. Surf height unavailable. Tide data unavailable.
Wind source time: Sep 22, 8:30 PM ADT. This is not the model run issue time.

How these periods are chosen

The planner prefers three consecutive hourly samples covering two daylight hours, but retains shorter one- or two-sample evidence when that is all the forecast provides. Light wind means at most 6 kt. Moderate offshore means at most 12 kt from land toward the sea when shore orientation is verified. Strong wind or known gusts of 20 kt or more remain visible as cautions instead of making the entire comparison disappear. These are comparison labels, not locally tested surf-quality or safety ratings. Missing gusts remain unknown. Terrain shelter, currents, closures, and your ability are not assessed.

Forecast confidence

Returned marine grid point is 3.5 km from the mapped spot. Provider grid resolution is not established for this response.
Reference model hour: 11 hours from now; historical residuals do not measure forecast lead-time error.
No accepted local model for these inputs: missing history, unsupported direction/period/height, or failed historical validation.
Tide unavailable: assessment incomplete, especially at shallow reef breaks.
A mapped coordinate does not establish nearshore grid resolution or terrain/shelter accuracy.

Wind NNE 4.7 kt

Tide Unavailable

Wave, wind and tide details

Offshore model swellSE 1.6 ft @ 7sValid 2026-09-23 08:00 · America/Glace_BayMarine grid 45.5417, -60.7083 · offshore model, not a local measurement

Offshore model sea2.1 ft @ 6.5sSignificant wave height including wind waves and swell; not breaking surfValid 2026-09-23 08:00 · America/Glace_Bay

Model windNNE 4.7 ktunavailableValid 2026-09-23 08:00 · America/Glace_Bay

TideUnavailableunavailableNo verified local tide station connected; no tide height estimated

ECCC Fourchu official marine forecast

Seas 1 to 2 metres subsiding to 1 or less Wednesday afternoon.

Tonight and Wednesday. Relative to issue date 2026-09-22; covers through 2026-09-23 midnight · America/Halifax. Original units: metres.Regional combined wind-wave and swell forecast; shoreline and depth effects unresolved. Not local breaking surf.Issued Sep 22, 5:00 PM ADT

Surf height unavailable. Coastal and offshore waves are not breaking-wave heights.

Surf and wind

Recommended window: No recommended window

Breaking surf is not reliably resolved. Hourly offshore swell and wind inputs are listed below.

Hourly forecast

Hourly surf forecast for Point Michaud
Time	Wind	Tide	Offshore swell
12 AM	N 5.4 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	SE 1.8 ft @ 7s
1 AM	N 5.7 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	SE 1.8 ft @ 7s
2 AM	N 5.7 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	SE 1.7 ft @ 7s
3 AM	NNW 5.5 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	SE 1.7 ft @ 7s
4 AM	NNW 5.5 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	SE 1.7 ft @ 7s
5 AM	N 5.3 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	SE 1.7 ft @ 7s
6 AM	N 5.4 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	SE 1.7 ft @ 7s
7 AM	N 5.5 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	SE 1.6 ft @ 7s
8 AM	NNE 4.7 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	SE 1.6 ft @ 7s
9 AM	NNE 6.3 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	SE 1.6 ft @ 7s
10 AM	NE 6.2 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	SE 1.6 ft @ 7s
11 AM	NNE 5.5 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	SE 1.6 ft @ 7s
Noon	NNE 4.7 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	SE 1.6 ft @ 7s
1 PM	N 2.1 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	SE 1.6 ft @ 7s
2 PM	SSE 2.6 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	SE 1.6 ft @ 7s
3 PM	SSE 6.3 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	SE 1.6 ft @ 7s
4 PM	SSE 6.9 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	SE 1.6 ft @ 7s
5 PM	SE 5.3 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	SE 1.6 ft @ 7s
6 PM	SE 4.3 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	ESE 1.6 ft @ 7s
7 PM	SE 2.8 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	ESE 1.6 ft @ 7s
8 PM	SSE 1.4 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	SE 1.6 ft @ 7s
9 PM	SSE 0.8 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	SE 1.6 ft @ 7s
10 PM	SSE 1.6 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	ESE 1.6 ft @ 7s
11 PM	S 1.5 ktunavailable	Unavailableunavailable	ESE 1.6 ft @ 7s

12 AMUnavailable

WindN 5.4 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSE 1.8 ft @ 7s

1 AMUnavailable

WindN 5.7 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSE 1.8 ft @ 7s

2 AMUnavailable

WindN 5.7 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSE 1.7 ft @ 7s

3 AMUnavailable

WindNNW 5.5 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSE 1.7 ft @ 7s

4 AMUnavailable

WindNNW 5.5 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSE 1.7 ft @ 7s

5 AMUnavailable

WindN 5.3 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSE 1.7 ft @ 7s

6 AMUnavailable

WindN 5.4 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSE 1.7 ft @ 7s

7 AMUnavailable

WindN 5.5 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSE 1.6 ft @ 7s

8 AMUnavailable

WindNNE 4.7 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSE 1.6 ft @ 7s

9 AMUnavailable

WindNNE 6.3 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSE 1.6 ft @ 7s

10 AMUnavailable

WindNE 6.2 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSE 1.6 ft @ 7s

11 AMUnavailable

WindNNE 5.5 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSE 1.6 ft @ 7s

NoonUnavailable

WindNNE 4.7 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSE 1.6 ft @ 7s

1 PMUnavailable

WindN 2.1 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSE 1.6 ft @ 7s

2 PMUnavailable

WindSSE 2.6 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSE 1.6 ft @ 7s

3 PMUnavailable

WindSSE 6.3 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSE 1.6 ft @ 7s

4 PMUnavailable

WindSSE 6.9 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSE 1.6 ft @ 7s

5 PMUnavailable

WindSE 5.3 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSE 1.6 ft @ 7s

6 PMUnavailable

WindSE 4.3 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellESE 1.6 ft @ 7s

7 PMUnavailable

WindSE 2.8 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellESE 1.6 ft @ 7s

8 PMUnavailable

WindSSE 1.4 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSE 1.6 ft @ 7s

9 PMUnavailable

WindSSE 0.8 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSE 1.6 ft @ 7s

10 PMUnavailable

WindSSE 1.6 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellESE 1.6 ft @ 7s

11 PMUnavailable

WindS 1.5 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellESE 1.6 ft @ 7s

Tide

Local tide station unavailable

Tide predictions are unavailable for this period.

About this spot

Model-grid forecast requested at the mapped coordinate; reef, headland, and nearshore transformations are unresolved. Beach break. Published named beach/break-area coordinate; shoreline bearing and nearshore wave transformation unresolved.

Mapped spot coordinate: 45.5675, -60.6826.

Cape Breton Island · Atlantic coast, southern Cape Breton · Coastline orientation unresolved · Location provenance

Model request point: Point Michaud (45.5675, -60.6826). Model output times describe valid conditions; the provider does not expose the model run issue time in this response.

Forecast sources

Data coverage 3/6 sources

Source availability is not forecast accuracy. Where an empirical model passes historical testing, its error and interval coverage are shown above. Source count cannot increase that confidence.

Coverage tier B · CANADA · spot-level model point

ECCC Fourchu official marine forecast
ECCC Fourchu official marine forecast; Regional combined wind-wave and swell forecast; shoreline and depth effects unresolved. Not local breaking surf.CurrentSep 22, 5:00 PM ADT
Environment Canada MSC GeoMet
Wind, weather, marine model fields, alerts; market adapter or station mapping not connectedUnavailableNo source time
Fisheries and Oceans Canada Wave Data
Wave buoy history and observations; market adapter or station mapping not connectedUnavailableNo source time
Canadian Hydrographic Service IWLS API
Tide predictions, water levels, and station metadata; market adapter or station mapping not connectedUnavailableNo source time
Open-Meteo Marine API
1 of 1 configured model points availableCurrentSep 22, 8:30 PM ADT
Open-Meteo Weather API
1 of 1 configured model points availableCurrentSep 22, 8:30 PM ADT
Surf-Forecast public pages
Spot discovery and break-specific HTML fallbackNot applicableNo source time

How best guesses are made

Best guesses combine usable wave and wind evidence, with qualitative confidence and specific limitations. A missing tide or local surf-height model does not prevent useful guidance. Tide levels use the named station datum; their effect at this break remains uncertain. Wind direction is relative to the mapped beach orientation, without calibrated terrain or shelter effects. The comparison is a heuristic, not a measured quality rating.