Western Head Point surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 ADT
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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
19.0° C
(Which is 4.7°C warmer than 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: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (19 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)99888888877888899888131388
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)393634232333333337333435353537374945442587842424
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:50PM
1.48
7:32AM
1.48
7:39PM
1.55
8:12AM
1.56
8:22PM
1.59
8:48AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:23AM
0.07
1:48PM
0.26
2:09AM
0.05
2:33PM
0.19
2:48AM
0.05
Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise-----7:01-------7:01-------7:03--
Sunset7:23-------7:22-------7:20-------
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C2019171616172222211714129912151514121211101416
Feels °C (?)202017161616212018121074469101088761212
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Nova Scotia

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Western Head Point (light winds from the W at Western Head- NS 1 km from Western Head Point). 0.1m 7s swell from the E to make surfable waves.

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W
Clean
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