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Beach Report 🌊 – Jul 28, 2026

Tuesday, July 28, 2026 at 5:56:25 am by HFXwx

Regional Synopsis: A generally favorable day across Halifax Area beaches with an average Beach Index of 69%. This strong score is driven by light winds and abundant sunshine.

Rainbow Haven

Mostly Clear

26°

Winds W5
🌧️ POP: 10%
☀️ UV: 6
🌊 SST: 16°C

⛱️ Beach Index: 75%

21°C this morning, 26°C this afternoon with clear skies, 23°C and mostly clear later.

Hubbards

Clear

23°

Winds SSE10
🌧️ POP: 6%
☀️ UV: 7
🌊 SST: 15°C

⛱️ Beach Index: 70%

21°C this morning, 23°C this afternoon with clear skies, 21°C and clear later.

Cleveland

Clear

23°

Winds SSE10
🌧️ POP: 6%
☀️ UV: 7
🌊 SST: 15°C

⛱️ Beach Index: 70%

21°C this morning, 23°C this afternoon with clear skies, 21°C and clear later.

Queensland

Clear

23°

Winds SSE10
🌧️ POP: 6%
☀️ UV: 7
🌊 SST: 15°C

⛱️ Beach Index: 70%

21°C this morning, 23°C this afternoon with clear skies, 21°C and clear later.

Lawrencetown

Clear

22°

Winds SSE10
🌧️ POP: 8%
☀️ UV: 6
🌊 SST: 16°C

⛱️ Beach Index: 70%

21°C this morning, 22°C this afternoon with clear skies, 20°C and clear later.

Martinique

Clear

22°

Winds SSE10
🌧️ POP: 8%
☀️ UV: 6
🌊 SST: 16°C

⛱️ Beach Index: 70%

21°C this morning, 22°C this afternoon with clear skies, 20°C and clear later.

Crystal Crescent

Few Clouds

20°

Winds SSW10
🌧️ POP: 6%
☀️ UV: 6
🌊 SST: 16°C

⛱️ Beach Index: 60%

20°C this morning, 20°C this afternoon with few clouds, 16°C and increasing clouds later.

Regional Synopsis: Beach conditions are somewhat marginal today across Southern NS, sitting at an average Beach Index of 53%. The index is being held back by chilly ocean temperatures. However, Mavillette and Pt Maitland are bucking the trend with highly favorable conditions (scoring 75%). Note that conditions are highly localized with unfavorable conditions at Hirtle’s (scoring 25%).

Mavillette

Clear

24°

Winds S10
🌧️ POP: 0%
☀️ UV: 7
🌊 SST: 15°C

⛱️ Beach Index: 75%

21°C this morning, 24°C this afternoon with clear skies, 20°C and increasing clouds later.

Pt Maitland

Clear

24°

Winds S10
🌧️ POP: 0%
☀️ UV: 7
🌊 SST: 15°C

⛱️ Beach Index: 75%

21°C this morning, 24°C this afternoon with clear skies, 20°C and increasing clouds later.

Rissers

Clear

23°

Winds SSE15
🌧️ POP: 5%
☀️ UV: 7
🌊 SST: 15°C

⛱️ Beach Index: 65%

21°C this morning, 23°C this afternoon with clear skies, 21°C and clear later.

Carter’s

Clear

21°

Winds S15
🌧️ POP: 1%
☀️ UV: 7
🌊 SST: 14°C

⛱️ Beach Index: 60%

21°C this morning, 21°C this afternoon with clear skies, 20°C and clear later.

Kejimkujik

Clear

21°

Winds S15
🌧️ POP: 1%
☀️ UV: 7
🌊 SST: 14°C

⛱️ Beach Index: 60%

21°C this morning, 21°C this afternoon with clear skies, 20°C and clear later.

Beach Meadows

Clear

21°

Winds S15
🌧️ POP: 1%
☀️ UV: 7
🌊 SST: 14°C

⛱️ Beach Index: 60%

21°C this morning, 21°C this afternoon with clear skies, 20°C and clear later.

Summerville

Clear

21°

Winds S15
🌧️ POP: 1%
☀️ UV: 7
🌊 SST: 14°C

⛱️ Beach Index: 60%

21°C this morning, 21°C this afternoon with clear skies, 20°C and clear later.

Roseway

Few Clouds

15°

Winds SE15
🌧️ POP: 1%
☀️ UV: 7
🌊 SST: 14°C

⛱️ Beach Index: 50%

16°C this morning, 15°C this afternoon with few clouds, 15°C and increasing clouds later.

Crescent

Few Clouds

15°

Winds SE15
🌧️ POP: 1%
☀️ UV: 7
🌊 SST: 14°C

⛱️ Beach Index: 50%

16°C this morning, 15°C this afternoon with few clouds, 15°C and increasing clouds later.

The Hawk

Broken Clouds

20°

Winds SSE5
🌧️ POP: 0%
☀️ UV: 8
🌊 SST: 14°C

⛱️ Beach Index: 40%

20°C this morning, 20°C this afternoon with broken clouds, 16°C and increasing clouds later.

Stoney Is

Broken Clouds

20°

Winds SSE5
🌧️ POP: 0%
☀️ UV: 8
🌊 SST: 14°C

⛱️ Beach Index: 40%

20°C this morning, 20°C this afternoon with broken clouds, 16°C and increasing clouds later.

Sand Hills

Broken Clouds

20°

Winds SSE5
🌧️ POP: 0%
☀️ UV: 8
🌊 SST: 14°C

⛱️ Beach Index: 40%

20°C this morning, 20°C this afternoon with broken clouds, 16°C and increasing clouds later.

Hirtle’s

Overcast

14°

Winds S25
🌧️ POP: 4%
☀️ UV: 5
🌊 SST: 15°C

⛱️ Beach Index: 25%

15°C this morning, 14°C this afternoon with overcast skies, 15°C and overcast later.

Regional Synopsis: A generally favorable day across Northeastern NS, Cape Breton beaches with an average Beach Index of 56%. The index is being held back by a high likelihood of showers. However, Northport and Rushtons are bucking the trend with highly favorable conditions (scoring 80%). Note that conditions are highly localized with unfavorable conditions at Pt Shoreham and Taylor Head (scoring 0%).

Northport

Mostly Clear

27°

Winds NNW10
🌧️ POP: 0%
☀️ UV: 7
🌊 SST: 18°C

⛱️ Beach Index: 80%

23°C this morning, 27°C this afternoon with clear skies, 27°C and clear later.

Rushtons

Clear

26°

Winds NNW10
🌧️ POP: 1%
☀️ UV: 7
🌊 SST: 18°C

⛱️ Beach Index: 80%

22°C this morning, 26°C this afternoon with clear skies, 26°C and clear later.

Blomidon

Clear

24°

Winds SW10
🌧️ POP: 6%
☀️ UV: 7
🌊 SST: 16°C

⛱️ Beach Index: 75%

20°C this morning, 24°C this afternoon with clear skies, 23°C and clear later.

Waterside

Clear

18°

Winds ENE10
🌧️ POP: 1%
☀️ UV: 7
🌊 SST: 18°C

⛱️ Beach Index: 70%

18°C this morning, 18°C this afternoon with clear skies, 18°C and clear later.

Marble Mtn

Clear

21°

Winds NE10
🌧️ POP: 4%
☀️ UV: 2
🌊 SST: 18°C

⛱️ Beach Index: 70%

19°C this morning, 21°C this afternoon with clear skies, 23°C and mostly clear later.

La Bloc

Partly Cloudy

21°

Winds NW10—G25
🌧️ POP: 2%
☀️ UV: 6
🌊 SST: 18°C

⛱️ Beach Index: 65%

19°C this morning, 21°C this afternoon with partly cloudy skies, 18°C and clearing skies later.

Big Pond

Clear

21°

Winds NNE10—G30
🌧️ POP: 14%
☀️ UV: 2
🌊 SST: 18°C

⛱️ Beach Index: 65%

18°C this morning, 21°C this afternoon with clear skies, 21°C and clear later.

Castle Bay

Clear

21°

Winds NNE10—G30
🌧️ POP: 14%
☀️ UV: 2
🌊 SST: 18°C

⛱️ Beach Index: 65%

18°C this morning, 21°C this afternoon with clear skies, 21°C and clear later.

Battery

Clear

22°

Winds N15—G30
🌧️ POP: 4%
☀️ UV: 6
🌊 SST: 17°C

⛱️ Beach Index: 65%

19°C this morning, 22°C this afternoon with clear skies, 22°C and increasing clouds later.

Pondville

Few Clouds

23°

Winds NNE10—G30
🌧️ POP: 12%
☀️ UV: 3
🌊 SST: 17°C

⛱️ Beach Index: 65%

20°C this morning, 23°C this afternoon with few clouds, 21°C and increasing clouds later.

Black Duck Cove

Mostly Clear

19°

Winds NE10
🌧️ POP: 9%
☀️ UV: 5
🌊 SST: 16°C

⛱️ Beach Index: 65%

17°C this morning, 19°C this afternoon with clear skies, 18°C and few clouds later.

West Mabou

Few Clouds

21°

Winds NW10—G35
🌧️ POP: 4%
☀️ UV: 7
🌊 SST: 18°C

⛱️ Beach Index: 60%

21°C this morning, 21°C this afternoon with few clouds, 21°C and clearing skies later.

Neils Bk

Mostly Clear

19°

Winds E10—G30
🌧️ POP: 11%
☀️ UV: 5
🌊 SST: 17°C

⛱️ Beach Index: 60%

15°C this morning, 19°C this afternoon with clear skies, 19°C and mostly clear later.

Black Bk

Mostly Clear

19°

Winds E10—G30
🌧️ POP: 11%
☀️ UV: 5
🌊 SST: 17°C

⛱️ Beach Index: 60%

15°C this morning, 19°C this afternoon with clear skies, 19°C and mostly clear later.

Broad Cove

Mostly Clear

19°

Winds E10—G30
🌧️ POP: 11%
☀️ UV: 5
🌊 SST: 18°C

⛱️ Beach Index: 60%

15°C this morning, 19°C this afternoon with clear skies, 19°C and mostly clear later.

Ingonish

Mostly Clear

19°

Winds E10—G30
🌧️ POP: 11%
☀️ UV: 5
🌊 SST: 18°C

⛱️ Beach Index: 60%

15°C this morning, 19°C this afternoon with clear skies, 19°C and mostly clear later.

Washabuck

Partly Cloudy

20°

Winds ENE10—G30
🌧️ POP: 6%
☀️ UV: 5
🌊 SST: 18°C

⛱️ Beach Index: 55%

17°C this morning, 20°C this afternoon with partly cloudy skies, 19°C and increasing clouds later.

Powells Pt

Scattered Clouds

20°

Winds NNW5
🌧️ POP: 5%
☀️ UV: 7
🌊 SST: 18°C

⛱️ Beach Index: 50%

19°C this morning, 20°C this afternoon with scattered clouds, 23°C and clearing skies later.

Pomquet

Scattered Clouds

23°

Winds N5—G20
🌧️ POP: 9%
☀️ UV: 7
🌊 SST: 18°C

⛱️ Beach Index: 50%

20°C this morning, 23°C this afternoon with scattered clouds, 21°C and clearing skies later.

Iona

Overcast

22°

Winds E10—G25
🌧️ POP: 13%
☀️ UV: 4
🌊 SST: 18°C

⛱️ Beach Index: 50%

20°C this morning, 22°C this afternoon with overcast skies, 22°C and clearing skies later.

Pt Bickerton

Overcast

22°

Winds S5
🌧️ POP: 33%
☀️ UV: 5
🌊 SST: 16°C

⛱️ Beach Index: 40%

21°C this morning, 22°C this afternoon with overcast skies, 21°C and showers later.

Pt Shoreham

Mostly Cloudy

23°

Winds N5
🌧️ POP: 26%
☀️ UV: 7
🌊 SST: 17°C

⛱️ Beach Index: 0%

20°C this morning, 23°C this afternoon with mostly cloudy skies, 23°C and showers later.

Taylor Head

Showers

23°

Winds ESE0—G15
🌧️ POP: 62%
☀️ UV: 6
🌊 SST: 16°C

⛱️ Beach Index: 0%

20°C this morning, 23°C this afternoon with showers, 22°C and clearing skies later.

📡 Halifax Forecast:

Tuesday, July 28, 2026 at 5:11:11 am by HFXwx

Today (Jul 28): Broken clouds this morning. Near 18°C (elevated dew point). This afternoon, partly cloudy skies, near 23°C (feels like 25°, high dew point, muggy). Expect mostly clear skies this evening. Near 22°C (feels like 23°, high dew point, muggy). Overcast skies tonight with lows near 16°C (elevated dew point).

Tomorrow (Jul 29): Anticipate overcast skies Wednesday morning. Near 16°C (elevated dew point). Wednesday afternoon brings broken clouds. Near 20°C (high dew point, muggy). Fog patches dissipating by morning.

📅 Today:

2 AM

6 AM

Scattered clouds

20°

Winds SW15
11% POP

10 AM

Partly cloudy

25°

Winds SW15
10% POP

2 PM

Mostly clear

26°

Winds SW20
12% POP

6 PM

Partly cloudy

21°

Winds SW15—G25
2% POP

10 PM

Overcast

17°

Winds SW15—G30
2% POP

📜 Today’s Almanac:

📈 Normal High23.2°C
Today: -0.3°

📉 Normal Low14.5°C
Today: -1.5°

🏆 Record High33.9°C
HALIFAX, 1894

🏆 Record Low6.7°C
HALIFAX, 1903

🏆 Record Precip77.50mm
SPRUCE HILL LAKE, 1958

🌅 Sunrise5:56 am

🌇 Sunset8:44 pm

🌞 Daylight14h 48m

🌔 Moon PhaseWaxing Gibbous

📅 Tomorrow:

2 AM

Overcast

17°

Winds SSE10
1% POP

6 AM

Overcast

17°

Winds SSE10

10 AM

Cloudy

21°

Winds SSE15

2 PM

Partly cloudy

20°

Winds SSE15

6 PM

Broken clouds

18°

Winds SSE15—G25

10 PM

Overcast

15°

Winds SSE10
3% POP

🗺️ Today and Tomorrow:

HRM TT MOSAIC 1

HRM TT MOSAIC 2

🗓️ Outlook (Days 3-15):

Near seasonal pattern (-0.3°C anomaly) with moderate confidence for the extended period. Showers Thu Jul 30, Anticipate Moderate rain Tue 4, and Anticipate Light rain Mon 10.

Thu Jul 30

Showers

21°/15°

Winds E15—G40
53% POP

Fri Jul 31

Overcast

20°/16°

Winds NE15—G40
49% POP
Rain: 0.1mm

Sat Aug 1

Scattered clouds

26°/14°

Winds SE15
31% POP

Sun Aug 2

Broken clouds

25°/13°

Winds SE15

Mon Aug 3

Overcast

25°/16°

Winds S15
37% POP
Rain: 0.6mm

Tue Aug 4

Rain

19°/16°

Winds ESE10—G30
35% POP
Rain: 8.1mm

Wed Aug 5

Light Rain

19°/17°

Winds N15—G35
Rain: 0.9mm

Thu Aug 6

Mostly cloudy

26°/14°

Winds NNW20—G35

Fri Aug 7

Partly cloudy

26°/13°

Winds N20—G35

Sat Aug 8

Scattered clouds

27°/12°

Winds WSW10—G25
Feels like 29°

Sun Aug 9

Light Rain

26°/16°

Winds W15—G40

Mon Aug 10

Light Rain

24°/16°

Winds S15

Tue Aug 11

Broken clouds

28°/17°

Winds NW15—G30

🗺️ Outlook and Trends:

HRM TREND MOSAIC 1

HRM TREND MOSAIC 2

HRM TREND MOSAIC 3

HRM TREND MOSAIC 4

HRM TREND MOSAIC 5

📡 Halifax Forecast: Monday July 27

Monday, July 27, 2026 at 8:24:23 pm by HFXwx

Today (Jul 27): Cloudy skies this evening. Near 18°C (elevated dew point). Broken clouds tonight with lows near 16°C (elevated dew point).

Tomorrow (Jul 28): Expect mostly cloudy skies Tuesday morning. Near 18°C (elevated dew point). Look for few clouds Tuesday afternoon, near 24°C (elevated dew point). Anticipate mostly clear skies Tuesday evening. Near 19°C.