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Western Head Point surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada
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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
6.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Western Head Point today?
The current surf forecast for Western Head Point at 12AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Western Head Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 6 | SE 9 | SE 16 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | |
93 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 11:17PM1.79m | 12:06PM1.60m | 00:10AM1.73m | 1:02PM1.57m | 1:05AM1.64m | 2:00PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:22PM0.33m | 6:08AM-0.01m | 6:30PM0.40m | 7:11AM0.04m | 7:39PM0.44m | 8:12AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | |
8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | |
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Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 15 |
17 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSW 6 | SE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
14 | 87 | 19 | 108 | 123 | 127 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 111 | 97 | 73 | 75 | 60 | 60 | 44 | 42 | 29 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
14 | 16 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 9 | SE 16 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 14 | — | — | SE 15 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
10 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 8 | — | — | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WNW 3 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
93 | 164 | 96 | 203 | 283 | 224 | 135 | 161 | 158 | 129 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 484 | 24 | 504 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 865 | 865 | 484 | 484 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 120 | 129 | 129 | 1340 | 1353 | 1309 |
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