Western Head Point surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Friday 17 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
3.5° 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 1PM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1ft (0.3m)5s
Evening (17 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.2
E
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.5
SE
1.6
ESE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.2
ESE
1
ESE
1.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)555551111615161616667777777776
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)98555333910101017319425528123525723322119512499140
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
25
SSW
30
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglassglasscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
ononononcross-
on
oncross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:52AM
1.65
9:09PM
1.87
9:40AM
1.67
9:54PM
1.87
10:29AM
1.66
10:41PM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:56PM
0.14
3:37AM
0.04
3:42PM
0.16
4:25AM
0.01
4:31PM
0.22
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise-6:31-------6:31-------6:28------
Sunset----8:04-------8:05-------8:06---
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
1--------------1------52
Temp. °C6912131211764233112357897585
Feels °C (?)38121110842-1-5-4-4-6-6-4-22545313-2
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