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About Halifax

Halifax is a town in Nova Scotia, Canada. From Halifax you can reach 13 surf spots, 1 kite spot, 1 windsurf spot and 13 dive sites, 6 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Point Pleasant Beach Park, a surf spot 3.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 53 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is YHZ, 27 km away.

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Staying in Halifax

53 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: YHZ, 27 km, YQM, 184 km, YYG, 186 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Halifax. Spots further out are listed below.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 6 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Halifax too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

Left Point19 kmabout 35 min by car

2 ft14 kJ

5 ft172 kJ

2 ft38 kJ

6 ft230 kJ

3 ft95 kJ

1 ft12 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Left Point, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	5, too small	2 ft4 smushy	14kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots	11°C
Tue 20Oct	36, fair	5 ft7 smushy	172kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	11, too small	2 ft6 smushy	38kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	38, fair	6 ft6 smushy	230kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots, offshore	11°C
Fri 23Oct	19, too small	3 ft8 smushy	95kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 12 knots, offshore	8°C
Sat 24Oct	5, too small	1 ft8 smushy	12kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots	11°C
Sun 25Oct	5, too small	2 ft4 smushy	9kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots	15°C

Lawrencetown19.7 kmabout 35 min by car

2 ft14 kJ

5 ft172 kJ

2 ft38 kJ

6 ft230 kJ

3 ft95 kJ

1 ft12 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Lawrencetown, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	5, too small	2 ft4 smushy	14kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots	11°C
Tue 20Oct	35, too small	5 ft7 smushy	172kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	11, too small	2 ft6 smushy	38kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	38, fair	6 ft6 smushy	230kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots, offshore	11°C
Fri 23Oct	19, too small	3 ft8 smushy	95kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 12 knots, offshore	8°C
Sat 24Oct	5, too small	1 ft8 smushy	12kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots	11°C
Sun 25Oct	4, too small	2 ft4 smushy	9kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots	15°C

Lawrencetown - Plan B17.9 kmabout 35 min by car

2 ft13 kJ

4 ft149 kJ

2 ft36 kJ

5 ft204 kJ

3 ft70 kJ

1 ft11 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Lawrencetown - Plan B, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	5, too small	2 ft4 smushy	13kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots	11°C
Tue 20Oct	33, too small	4 ft7 smushy	149kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	10, too small	2 ft6 smushy	36kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	37, fair	5 ft6 smushy	204kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots, offshore	11°C
Fri 23Oct	17, too small	3 ft7 smushy	70kJ	wind from the north-west, 17 knots, offshore	8°C
Sat 24Oct	5, too small	1 ft8 smushy	11kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots	11°C
Sun 25Oct	6, too small	2 ft4 smushy	10kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots	15°C

Point Pleasant Beach Park3.2 kmabout 10 min by car

2 ft13 kJ

4 ft149 kJ

2 ft36 kJ

5 ft143 kJ

3 ft70 kJ

1 ft11 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Point Pleasant Beach Park, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	7, too small	2 ft4 smushy	13kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	33, too small	4 ft7 smushy	149kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	11, too small	2 ft6 smushy	36kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	37, fair	5 ft6 smushy	143kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	10°C
Fri 23Oct	17, too small	3 ft7 smushy	70kJ	wind from the north-west, 15 knots, offshore	7°C
Sat 24Oct	6, too small	1 ft8 smushy	11kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	11°C
Sun 25Oct	6, too small	2 ft4 smushy	10kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots	15°C

Cow Bay - Moose Rocks13 kmabout 25 min by car

2 ft13 kJ

4 ft149 kJ

2 ft36 kJ

5 ft204 kJ

3 ft70 kJ

1 ft11 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Cow Bay - Moose Rocks, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	5, too small	2 ft4 smushy	13kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	33, too small	4 ft7 smushy	149kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	9, too small	2 ft6 smushy	36kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, offshore	11°C
Thu 22Oct	36, fair	5 ft6 smushy	204kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, offshore	11°C
Fri 23Oct	17, too small	3 ft7 smushy	70kJ	wind from the north-west, 19 knots, offshore	8°C
Sat 24Oct	5, too small	1 ft8 smushy	11kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots, offshore	10°C
Sun 25Oct	5, too small	2 ft4 smushy	10kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots	13°C

Minutes13.6 kmabout 25 min by car

2 ft14 kJ

5 ft172 kJ

2 ft38 kJ

6 ft230 kJ

3 ft95 kJ

1 ft12 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Minutes, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	5, too small	2 ft4 smushy	14kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	36, fair	5 ft7 smushy	172kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	8, too small	2 ft6 smushy	38kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	11°C
Thu 22Oct	32, too small	6 ft6 smushy	230kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots	11°C
Fri 23Oct	19, too small	3 ft8 smushy	95kJ	wind from the north-west, 15 knots, offshore	8°C
Sat 24Oct	6, too small	1 ft8 smushy	12kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots, offshore	10°C
Sun 25Oct	5, too small	2 ft4 smushy	9kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots	13°C

osbourne13.8 kmabout 25 min by car

2 ft13 kJ

4 ft149 kJ

2 ft34 kJ

5 ft143 kJ

3 ft70 kJ

1 ft11 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at osbourne, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	5, too small	2 ft4 smushy	13kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	33, too small	4 ft7 smushy	149kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	8, too small	2 ft6 smushy	34kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots	11°C
Thu 22Oct	31, too small	5 ft6 smushy	143kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	11°C
Fri 23Oct	17, too small	3 ft7 smushy	70kJ	wind from the north-west, 19 knots, offshore	8°C
Sat 24Oct	6, too small	1 ft8 smushy	11kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots, offshore	10°C
Sun 25Oct	5, too small	2 ft4 smushy	10kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots	13°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Halifax, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Further out

These spots are more than 20 km from Halifax. It is the nearest town with beds, so they stay here.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

Forevers31.6 kmabout 55 min by car

2 ft16 kJ

5 ft204 kJ

3 ft55 kJ

6 ft214 kJ

3 ft77 kJ

1 ft10 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Forevers, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	4, too small	2 ft4 smushy	16kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	36, fair	5 ft7 smushy	204kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	12, too small	3 ft6 smushy	55kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	38, fair	6 ft6 smushy	214kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, offshore	11°C
Fri 23Oct	13, too small	3 ft8 smushy	77kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 23 knots, offshore	7°C
Sat 24Oct	3, too small	1 ft8 shollow	10kJ	wind from the north-west, 10 knots	10°C
Sun 25Oct	2, too small	2 ft4 smushy	10kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots	13°C

Martinique36.1 kmabout 1h 05 by car

2 ft14 kJ

5 ft167 kJ

3 ft50 kJ

6 ft225 kJ

3 ft105 kJ

1 ft13 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Martinique, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	4, too small	2 ft4 smushy	14kJ	wind from the south, 10 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	34, too small	5 ft7 smushy	167kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	10, too small	3 ft6 smushy	50kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, offshore	11°C
Thu 22Oct	36, fair	6 ft6 smushy	225kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	11°C
Fri 23Oct	20, too small	3 ft8 smushy	105kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 15 knots, offshore	8°C
Sat 24Oct	5, too small	1 ft8 smushy	13kJ	wind from the north-west, 8 knots, offshore	10°C
Sun 25Oct	3, too small	1 ft8 smushy	13kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots	12°C

Seals26.5 kmabout 50 min by car

2 ft13 kJ

5 ft163 kJ

3 ft47 kJ

6 ft214 kJ

3 ft96 kJ

1 ft13 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Seals, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	5, too small	2 ft4 smushy	13kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	34, too small	5 ft7 smushy	163kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	9, too small	3 ft6 smushy	47kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	33, too small	6 ft6 smushy	214kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	11°C
Fri 23Oct	19, too small	3 ft8 smushy	96kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 14 knots, offshore	8°C
Sat 24Oct	6, too small	1 ft8 smushy	13kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots, offshore	10°C
Sun 25Oct	5, too small	2 ft4 smushy	12kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots	13°C

Rudy's25.2 kmabout 45 min by car

2 ft14 kJ

5 ft163 kJ

3 ft50 kJ

6 ft225 kJ

3 ft105 kJ

1 ft13 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Rudy's, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	5, too small	2 ft4 smushy	14kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	26, too small	5 ft7 smushy	163kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	9, too small	3 ft6 smushy	50kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	33, too small	6 ft6 smushy	225kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	11°C
Fri 23Oct	15, too small	3 ft8 smushy	105kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 14 knots, offshore	8°C
Sat 24Oct	6, too small	1 ft8 smushy	13kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots, offshore	10°C
Sun 25Oct	5, too small	2 ft4 smushy	12kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots	13°C

Killaz25.4 kmabout 45 min by car

2 ft13 kJ

4 ft160 kJ

3 ft47 kJ

6 ft214 kJ

3 ft96 kJ

1 ft13 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Killaz, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	5, too small	2 ft4 smushy	13kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	26, too small	4 ft7 smushy	160kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	9, too small	3 ft6 smushy	47kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	33, too small	6 ft6 smushy	214kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	11°C
Fri 23Oct	15, too small	3 ft8 smushy	96kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 14 knots, offshore	8°C
Sat 24Oct	6, too small	1 ft8 smushy	13kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots, offshore	10°C
Sun 25Oct	5, too small	2 ft4 smushy	12kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots	13°C

Fisherman's Reserve24.6 kmabout 45 min by car

2 ft14 kJ

5 ft163 kJ

3 ft50 kJ

5 ft162 kJ

3 ft105 kJ

1 ft13 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Fisherman's Reserve, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	2 ft4 smushy	14kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	24, too small	5 ft7 smushy	163kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	7, too small	3 ft6 smushy	50kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	24, too small	5 ft6 smushy	162kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	11°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	3 ft8 smushy	105kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 14 knots	8°C
Sat 24Oct	6, too small	1 ft8 smushy	13kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots, offshore	10°C
Sun 25Oct	7, too small	2 ft4 smushy	12kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots, offshore	13°C

Kite near Halifax

Lawrencetown 18.7 km · stays here

Windsurf near Halifax

Lawrencetown 18.7 km · stays here

Dive near Halifax

Schooner Gertrude de Costa (1950) 4.3 km · stays here
Schooner Reaper (1899) 4.3 km · stays here
CN Barges (3), c. 1941 4.6 km · stays here
British tanker Kars (1942) 4.7 km · stays here
Hudson bomber plane (1944) 5.5 km · stays here
Sea Fury fighter bomber plane (1952) 5.8 km · stays here
American (Virginia) brig, name unknown (1824) 6.6 km · stays here
Norwegian barque Tordenskjold (1879) 6.6 km · stays here
Royal Canadian Navy gate vessel HMCS Ypres (1940) 6.6 km · stays here
Dominion Coal Company barges Freeman (date unknown) and Lucia P. Dow (1957) 7.6 km · stays here
Wellesly Rock 9 km · stays here
Western Reef 10.5 km · stays here
Metahead Bank 19.5 km · stays here

Places to eat near Halifax

Lou Pecou PizzeriaPizza · 0.4 km from the centre
The Hungry BowlHealth food · 0.4 km from the centre
Greco PizzaPizza · 0.5 km from the centre
Randy's PizzaPizza · 0.5 km from the centre
Ratinaud French CuisineFrench · 0.5 km from the centre
Burrito MexicaMexican · 0.6 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Halifax, Canada

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