Kennington Cove
Surf spot · Canada
Is it worth the trip?
14Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: 5 ft swell at 6 s
Tue 3 · 10 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 22kJ
- Wind
- NNW 8 kn
- Temp
- 7°C
Wed 4 · 4 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 11kJ
- Wind
- E 3 kn
- Temp
- 6°C
Thu 5 · 8 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 26kJ
- Wind
- SSE 5 kn
- Temp
- 10°C
Fri 6 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 3kJ
- Wind
- SW 6 kn
- Temp
- 12°C
Sat 7 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 6kJ
- Wind
- NE 7 kn
- Temp
- 12°C
Sun 8 · 28 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 138kJ
- Wind
- WSW 7 kn
- Temp
- 11°C
Mon 9 · 22 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 81kJ
- Wind
- WNW 12 kn
- Temp
- 9°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 216, too small
- Tue 310, too small
- Wed 44, too small
- Thu 58, too small
- Fri 65, too small
- Sat 76, too small
- Sun 828, too small
- Mon 922, too small
- Tue 107, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
- Offshore: NWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 3–11 ftof swell
- Water 9 °C4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 16, too small | 2 ft9 scrumbling4 ft at break (est.) | 87kJ | offshorewind from the west-north-west, 14 knots, offshore | 12°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 10, too small | 1 ft8 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 22kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, offshore | 7°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 4, too small | 1 ft8 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 11kJ | wind from the east, 3 knots | 6°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 8, too small | 3 ft4 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 26kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots | 10°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 5, too small | 1 ft4 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 3kJ | wind from the south-west, 6 knots | 12°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 6, too small | 1 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 6kJ | wind from the north-east, 7 knots | 12°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 28, too small | 5 ft6 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 138kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots | 11°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 22, too small | 3 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 81kJ | offshorewind from the west-north-west, 12 knots, offshore | 9°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 7, too small | 1 ft7 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 14kJ | offshorewind from the west-north-west, 4 knots, offshore | 8°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovHigh 01:01 +0.6 mLow 07:55 −0.5 mHigh 13:40 +0.3 mLow 20:03 −0.5 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 02:12 +0.6 mLow 09:04 −0.5 mHigh 14:53 +0.4 mLow 21:17 −0.5 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 03:23 +0.5 mLow 10:06 −0.5 mHigh 16:01 +0.4 mLow 22:23 −0.5 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
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About Kennington Cove
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (143°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (323°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 400 m out (1 in 41). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 0°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 19°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Louisbourg, 8.5 km away (about 15 min by car).
Water about 9°C: 4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Where to stay: 2 towns
about 15 min by car · 6 places to stay
about US$100/nightcountry average
About Louisbourg its beds, food and every spot near it
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about 1h by car
About US$100 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.