Western Head Point surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 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
5.2° 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 3PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (05 May)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (05 May)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 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
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
1.6
S
6
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
E
8
0.1
SE
11
0.9
SE
6
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
10
6
16
15
15
14
175
14
12
5
62
18
19
12
29
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
35
S
35
S
25
SSW
15
SW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:42AM1.48m
11:40PM1.53m
12:21PM1.43m
00:18AM1.48m
1:00PM1.39m
00:57AM1.44m
Low Tide
5:16AM0.21m
5:18PM0.52m
5:55AM0.28m
6:00PM0.57m
6:42AM0.34m
6:52PM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
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6:05
6:03
6:01
6:01
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8:25
8:27
8:28
8:29
3
7
11
2
Temp °C
6
10
14
14
10
9
10
10
10
11
12
13
12
10
11
11
11
11
9
9
11
11
7
7
1
5
9
8
4
3
4
4
5
6
7
7
8
6
7
6
5
4
4
6
9
9
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
E
8
0.1
SE
11
0.9
SE
6
1.4
S
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.3
S
7
1.2
SSE
7
Energy kJ
14
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
16
15
15
14
15
14
12
5
62
176
161
161
151
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
11
0.1
S
15
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
11
Energy kJ
6
6
2
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
10
10
4
3
3
7
5
4
18
18
19
12
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
18
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
16
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.3
E
8
Energy kJ
3
6
10
4
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
8
1.5
SSW
8
1.5
SSW
8
1.6
SSW
8
1.6
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
7
1.9
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
8
2
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.7
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.6
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.6
S
6
2
S
6
2
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.1
SSW
7
0.9
SW
8
1.3
SW
8
Energy kJ
341
286
273
266
176
232
365
507
509
377
306
266
215
148
143
175
302
342
297
125
104
183
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
650
650
2329
2394
2328
2744
2116
2119
2158
2158
2042
2325
1299
861
650
484
484
412
489
626
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Nova Scotia
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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