Western Head Point surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 25 Feb 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
1.3° 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 2PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 25). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Feb)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (25 Feb)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (25 Feb)5ft (1.5m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.2
E
1.4
S
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
1.4
SSW
0.1
E
2.3
SSW
2.4
SSW
0.1
E
0.1
E
1.3
S
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.6
S
0.3
W
0.2
WSW
1.4
S
Period(s) (?)9944951481414681010131310131313122210
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2726161189341441261003303330110
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
S
25
SSE
25
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:35PM
1.26
2:55AM
1.49
4:12PM
1.28
4:20AM
1.51
5:32PM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:02AM
0.31
9:14PM
0.54
10:11AM
0.27
10:28PM
0.54
11:16AM
0.19
11:38PM
0.48
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
Sunrise-7:01-------7:01-------6:58------
Sunset----6:00-------6:01-------6:02---
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------2-----------------
Temp. °C-6-6-20-113212220-2-3-3-4-7-4-2-3-5-4-3
Feels °C (?)-11-11-8-6-8-6-3-4-4-5-5-6-7-6-7-7-9-13-11-9-9-10-9-8
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