Western Head Point surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Friday 03 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
1.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Western Head Point today?

The current surf forecast for Western Head Point at 11PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)--
Afternoon (03 Apr)--
Evening (03 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
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 (?)
1.6
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.3
SSW
0.8
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
E
0.4
SE
0.3
E
0.2
ESE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
1.2
E
1.4
ESE
1.9
SE
2.1
SE
2.2
SSE
2.2
S
2.2
S
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.6
SE
Period(s) (?)677677777799556677777788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19715711810262362414853301092443490001151181059445
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WNW
30
NNW
30
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
E
20
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
30
SE
35
S
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
W
20
WSW
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:17PM
1.74
10:46AM
1.64
10:53PM
1.68
11:26AM
1.57
11:29PM
1.61
12:05PM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:13PM
0.24
4:40AM
0.12
4:44PM
0.32
5:12AM
0.16
5:14PM
0.41
5:46AM
0.22
Fri
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise-----6:54-------6:52-------6:50--
Sunset7:46-------7:47-------7:49-------
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-1-------------1-161----
Temp. °C2577103122-1-2-2-102689876568
Feels °C (?)-30215-4-8-6-5-7-9-8-8-7-5-123332001
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