Western Head Point surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Friday 01 May 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
4.8° 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 2PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)8ft (2.4m)8s
Afternoon (01 May)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (01 May)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, strong winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
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
Period (s)
2.4
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
3.5
E
8
4
ESE
10
2.4
SE
10
1.2
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
717
735
634
632
616
567
524
475
475
419
347
290
290
267
249
197
181
211
54
1688
2568
1081
251
99
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
10
SSE
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
15
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
ESE
15
ESE
25
E
40
ENE
45
NNE
45
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:04AM1.60m
9:09PM1.70m
9:44AM1.59m
9:46PM1.67m
10:24AM1.57m
10:24PM1.63m
Low Tide
3:06AM0.12m
3:10PM0.31m
3:38AM0.10m
3:43PM0.36m
4:10AM0.11m
4:13PM0.41m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
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6:09
6:09
6:07
6:05
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8:21
8:22
8:22
8:23
2
1
1
1
9
9
10
6
1
Temp °C
8
7
9
11
12
10
8
6
6
9
12
12
11
8
8
8
7
7
5
4
3
3
5
5
2
4
7
8
8
5
4
3
3
6
7
6
6
4
5
5
3
1
-4
-6
-8
-5
-2
-2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
15
2.4
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
14
0.7
SE
6
1.1
SSE
10
4
ESE
10
2.4
SE
10
1.2
S
9
1.3
S
10
Energy kJ
8
735
634
632
616
567
524
475
475
419
347
290
290
267
249
197
181
7
34
250
2568
1081
246
327
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.4
SW
5
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.7
ESE
8
2.5
ENE
9
1.6
E
9
1.2
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
Energy kJ
8
8
8
9
9
5
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
54
1097
413
251
99
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.3
SW
5
0.1
SE
14
0.4
NNE
6
1.2
E
9
0.8
E
9
Energy kJ
7
4
7
10
225
96
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SE
8
0.6
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.7
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.5
S
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SE
3
1.3
ESE
8
1.4
ENE
5
3.5
E
8
0.6
WNW
3
1.2
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.8
WSW
4
Energy kJ
717
11
29
24
14
10
5
3
5
7
9
5
3
2
211
100
1688
8
61
34
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
412
412
4
4
44
44
4
4
4
4
120
360
419
446
446
446
446
522
764
484
484
484
484
427
Best forecast wave conditions in Nova Scotia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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