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'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; I was surprised how warm the water was at Ingonish Beach yesterday. Wicked waves kept us from doing much swimming though. Marian Fulton Hantsport NS ---- Dave&Jane Schlosberg <dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: > We were canoeing in Terence Bay yesterday and were also surprised at the frigid water. We put in way up in the Basin, as the tide was receding. The water was way colder than any we’ve experienced this summer at our usual haunts (Conrad’s, Martinique, Clam Harbour, etc.) —even in the shallows of Grover cove. By the way, the wind, funneling up the narrows leading to the Terence Basin, was SSE. > We’ve enjoyed this warm water “upside” of climate change all summer, whether the winds were off the land or the water. > Jane > > From: Paul MacDonald > Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2012 2:32 PM > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Sea water temperature > > Usually Eleanor the water temperature inshore > varies with the wind direction. On shore winds will > push warm water to the shore, off shore winds push warm water out to sea. > I grew up on an island where there was a long beach running east to west. > When the wind was north or east the warmest water for swimming was > on the north side of the beach - when the wind was west or south it > was on the south side of the beach. > Waves coming in to shore mean warm water and fun swimming. > Maybe Leslie will bring you some warm water. > Paul > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > From: Eleanor Lindsay <kelindsay@eastlink.ca> > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Sent: Tuesday, September 4, 2012 1:57:16 PM > Subject: [NatureNS] Sea water temperature > > > > I have been swimming in my St Margarets Bay cove daily when possible for up to 35-40 minutes at a time all summer every year for several decades and this year have found the water temperature to be wonderfully warm, but yesterday, despite no significant or prolonged change in weather temperatures, we discovered to our great surprise and dismay that the water was bone-chillingly, frigidly cold and we could not swim at all. Later yesterday, while out sailing with some friends who had just returned to NS after several months of sailing, I was most interested to learn that they had noted a striking drop in water temperature (from approx 20 degrees to 12 degrees) while rounding Cape Breton a few days ago, en route for Halifax. I told them my experience and we all agreed we had never seen such a startling and rapid sea water temperature change before. > > Any suggestions as to what could bring this about will be most welcome! > > Eleanor Lindsay, > Seabright, St Magarets Bay > > >
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