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Western Head Point surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 15 Jan 2026 AST
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Western Head Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Western Head Point sea temperature is
3.4° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Western Head Point today?

The current surf forecast for Western Head Point at 9AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 15). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Afternoon (15 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Evening (15 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

Table - waves today at Western Head Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
1.1
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1
SE
3
S
0.7
WNW
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.8
SSW
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
Period(s) (?)81515151514889999114121213131241212109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)154444414525626223523516601711113332733113128
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
25
S
30
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
W
35
WSW
40
W
35
W
35
W
20
W
15
W
5
W
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscrossonononononcross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:38AM
1.45
6:30PM
1.34
6:25AM
1.51
7:12PM
1.40
7:08AM
1.56
7:52PM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:09PM
0.27
12:13AM
0.54
12:53PM
0.22
12:57AM
0.50
1:33PM
0.18
1:37AM
0.45
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
Sunrise-7:50-------7:48-------7:48------
Sunset----5:05-------5:07-------5:07---
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light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
13922--131----------11-2-
Temp. °C68988654310-1-2-3-3-4-31335544
Feels °C (?)2333311-1-3-6-9-11-12-12-10-10-7-4-4-202-1-2
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