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Western Head Point surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 30 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
2.5° 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 2AM is: 0.2m 17s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Afternoon (31 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Evening (31 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.6
WNW
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
2.2
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ESE
3
E
3
ENE
2.3
E
1.9
E
Period(s) (?)333171716161515151514141414136891011111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8119232327252322211744443389104821112493211722051219846
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
30
NE
35
NE
40
NE
50
NNE
55
NNE
45
N
45
N
45
NNW
40
NNW
30
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:36PM
1.48
6:37AM
1.73
7:29PM
1.60
7:29AM
1.80
8:18PM
1.69
8:18AM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:44AM
0.38
1:23PM
-0.04
1:40AM
0.32
2:11PM
-0.10
2:30AM
0.27
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise-----7:37-------7:35-------7:35--
Sunset5:24-------5:27-------5:28-------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C-9-9-8-9-10-10-7-3-5-6-6-7-9-7-4-4-4-3-2-2-1-1-1-1
Feels °C (?)-16-17-16-17-18-17-14-10-11-11-11-12-14-13-12-14-15-16-15-14-12-12-12-9
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