Sable Island Drill Site Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Sable Island Drill Site Sea Conditions table showing wave height, swell direction and period.

High and low tide times are also provided on the table along with the moon phase and forecast weather. Sunrise today is at 07:28 AM and sunset is at 04:22 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Icy conditions (max 9°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the N by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri night. Icy conditions (max 11°C on Fri night, min -3°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed morning, gales from the NNW by Fri night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Sat night). Mainly severe gales.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 4mm) on Thu afternoon. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, gales from the W by Fri morning).

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
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Wave Height Map
High Tide
8:51AM1.22m
9:05PM1.13m
9:27AM1.20m
9:42PM1.12m
10:03AM1.17m
10:19PM1.10m
10:39AM1.14m
10:58PM1.08m
11:18AM1.11m
11:41PM1.08m
12:01PM1.08m
00:30AM1.08m
12:50PM1.05m
1:25AM1.11m
1:47PM1.04m
2:26AM1.14m
2:51PM1.04m
3:31AM1.19m
3:58PM1.06m
4:36AM1.25m
5:04PM1.10m
5:36AM1.30m
6:04PM1.14m
Low Tide
3:05PM0.26m
3:17AM0.33m
3:43PM0.25m
3:56AM0.33m
4:21PM0.25m
4:35AM0.32m
4:58PM0.25m
5:17AM0.32m
5:37PM0.25m
6:03AM0.30m
6:21PM0.25m
6:56AM0.28m
7:11PM0.24m
7:56AM0.25m
8:10PM0.23m
9:01AM0.22m
9:15PM0.21m
10:05AM0.17m
10:18PM0.18m
11:07AM0.13m
11:18PM0.15m
12:04PM0.09m
00:17AM0.12m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
2.2
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
9
2.5
SW
9
2.3
SW
9
2.5
NNW
7
2.3
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
1.7
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
1
N
6
1.1
NE
5
1
E
6
1.3
SSE
10
1.5
ESE
9
1.5
E
10
2.2
S
6
3.5
S
10
4.5
NW
9
3.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
10
1.4
SSW
10
4
SSE
8
4
SSE
11
5
SSE
11
4.5
S
11
4
S
11
4
SW
10
3
S
11
2.5
SE
10
2.2
ESE
10
1.7
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.7
WSW
7
2.3
WNW
7
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
heavy rain
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
heavy rain
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
heavy rain
heavy rain
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
 km/h
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
W
40
WNW
40
NW
45
NW
45
NW
40
NW
25
NNW
15
NE
35
ENE
30
NNE
20
N
25
NW
30
SW
25
S
55
SSE
55
NW
55
NW
50
NW
40
WNW
30
W
20
SSW
85
SE
40
SW
55
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
50
W
40
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
40
S
40
NW
50
NW
 mm 
3
17
17
22
4
max°C
6
9
9
2
0
0
-3
-4
-3
-3
-1
0
-1
-1
2
5
8
11
-3
-5
-6
-3
-1
9
5
3
0
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
-2
1
3
-3
Moonrise
9:05
9:41
10:09
10:33
10:54
11:13
11:32
11:52
12:16
12:46
1:25
2:17
Moonset
5:35
6:43
7:53
9:02
10:12
11:23
12:36
1:52
3:12
4:34
5:55
Sunrise
7:28
7:30
7:30
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:33
7:33
7:33
Sunset
4:22
4:22
4:23
4:23
4:24
4:25
4:25
4:27
4:28
4:29
4:29
4:30
Today's sea temperature in Sable Island Drill Site is
5.7° C
(Statistics for 21 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 6.7 max: 9.4 min: 4.4°C)
Issued (local time): 7 am Sunday 21 Dec 2025
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