Western Head Point surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Tuesday 24 Mar 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
1.6° 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 1PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am March 24). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (24 Mar)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (24 Mar)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
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 (?)
2.2
E
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
1.4
SW
0.4
ENE
0.3
ESE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.6
S
1
SSW
1
S
1.8
S
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.1
SE
Period(s) (?)99999101010106910999994546101013
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8126124953883472672261511201102719151567894540227997
Wind
(km/h)
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NW
10
W
15
W
15
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
25
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
SE
10
SSE
25
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
ononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:11PM
1.45
1:25AM
1.61
2:14PM
1.36
2:27AM
1.51
3:33PM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:33AM
0.23
7:44PM
0.47
8:43AM
0.26
9:01PM
0.54
9:51AM
0.26
10:15PM
0.56
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
Sunrise-7:15-------7:13-------7:11------
Sunset----7:35-------7:36-------7:37---
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------1-------11474-2
Temp. °C-3-302220-11244421122356666
Feels °C (?)-10-10-7-5-4-3-6-7-7-6-4-4-3-3-3-3-2-4-30-2-11-1
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