This report uses TOPEX/Poseidon satellite altimetry data for 1992-2002 to study sea level variability over the Scotian Shelf & adjacent regions. The data are also used to estimate seasonal mean sea level along the Nova Scotia coast. Comparisons with sea level measurements from coastal tide gauges are carried out to evaluate the potential of altimetry data for coastal sea level monitoring. Eight major diurnal & semi-diurnal tidal constituents are derived form an older version of the data in which tidal signals have not been removed. A prediction tool using the altimetry-derived tidal constituents is implemented to forecast tidal levels for the Scotian Shelf and at Yarmouth, Halifax, & North Sydney.