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Western Head Point surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 02 Feb 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
1.9° 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 7PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 02). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Feb)8ft (2.4m)11s
Afternoon (02 Feb)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (02 Feb)5ft (1.6m)11s

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

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Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
Period(s) (?)11111111111111101010101010991010991111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)97481975059659945132325716212512290906445464628282323212121
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
0
SE
10
SSE
15
S
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
NW
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-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:18AM
1.84
9:03PM
1.76
9:05AM
1.83
9:45PM
1.79
9:50AM
1.78
10:25PM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:56PM
-0.12
3:18AM
0.24
3:39PM
-0.09
4:04AM
0.25
4:21PM
-0.00
4:50AM
0.26
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise-------7:33-------7:33-------7:31
Sunset--5:29-------5:30-------5:31-----
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C-3-1-2-2-2-3-5-5-2-1-1-1-2-2-20111-1-4-5-3-4
Feels °C (?)-12-8-8-8-7-8-10-10-6-5-5-5-6-6-5-4-4-5-5-6-9-11-9-9
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