Western Head Point surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Monday 20 Apr 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
3.8° 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: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (20 Apr)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
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
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 (?)
1.1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
SE
0.6
ESE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
Period(s) (?)777777777777777777776655
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12194765555424140424237312322181522161556552
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
10
ENE
10
E
5
SW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
N
0
N
10
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
onglassglassoffglassglasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:20AM
1.62
11:30PM
1.79
12:12PM
1.56
12:21AM
1.71
1:08PM
1.49
1:16AM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:17AM
0.03
5:26PM
0.31
6:18AM
0.08
6:32PM
0.41
7:24AM
0.13
7:47PM
0.48
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise-6:26-------6:26-------6:24------
Sunset----8:07-------8:08-------8:09---
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C437996311033122101444222
Feels °C (?)-2-31431-1-3-4-6-2-1-3-1-1-2-3-20-2-2-3-2-2
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