Western Head Point surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 05 Mar 2026 AST
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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
1.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Western Head Point today?

The current surf forecast for Western Head Point at 2AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (06 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (06 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
1.3
ESE
1.4
SE
1.5
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.7
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
Period(s) (?)1212111098888678889999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)224757777971696842118205257311367384402450461393359351287230206
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:51PM
1.79
10:10AM
1.68
10:27PM
1.73
10:51AM
1.60
11:03PM
1.65
11:32AM
1.51
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--
Sunset6:10-------6:12-------6:14-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------1---1-1-
Temp. °C-5-6-7-8-7-7-6-4-4-5-4-3-2-11344556778
Feels °C (?)-11-12-14-15-14-14-14-12-11-11-9-7-6-5-4-2-1-2-2-2-1123
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