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Western Head Point surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 12 Jan 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
3.4° 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 11AM is: 1.1m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 12). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)4s
Afternoon (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (12 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.7
W
0.5
W
0.1
E
0.6
SW
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
1.2
SSW
1.6
SSW
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
Period(s) (?)44444444135141414141414561010101088
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1742444735271563164444447514844441010
Wind
(km/h)
30
WNW
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:47AM
1.43
3:37PM
1.23
3:46AM
1.40
4:45PM
1.24
4:44AM
1.41
5:42PM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:42AM
0.36
9:41PM
0.55
10:32AM
0.34
10:32PM
0.58
11:22AM
0.31
11:24PM
0.58
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
Sunrise-7:50-------7:50-------7:50------
Sunset----5:01-------5:02-------5:04---
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clear
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cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------3
Temp. °C00-10-2-1001234323456787666
Feels °C (?)-8-9-11-9-11-9-6-5-4-3-3-2-2-3-3-2-10122223
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