Western Head Point surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 05 Mar 2026 AST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
1.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Mar)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (05 Mar)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (05 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
1.4
ESE
1.5
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.7
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.3
SE
Period(s) (?)121212121110988886788899999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2222224757777971686843145235324367411465475447450421351351294
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
20
NE
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:28AM
1.75
9:51PM
1.79
10:10AM
1.68
10:27PM
1.73
10:51AM
1.60
11:03PM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:47PM
0.10
4:15AM
0.18
4:21PM
0.21
4:52AM
0.21
4:55PM
0.33
5:31AM
0.26
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise-------6:47-------6:46-------6:43
Sunset--6:10-------6:12-------6:14-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C-7-6-6-6-8-8-7-7-5-4-4-4-4-3-2-102345557
Feels °C (?)-15-13-12-12-15-15-14-14-13-12-11-11-9-8-6-5-5-3-1-1-1-2-21
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