Western Head Point surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 27 Dec 2025 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
4.8° 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 4PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Dec)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (27 Dec)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (27 Dec)4ft (1.2m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
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
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
1
SE
1.7
SE
0.4
E
0.4
E
1.2
ESE
1
ESE
Period(s) (?)11121212111111111211111110101013101245121176
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2533303964413542421961639689593533331813172730160423913280
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
SW
10
SSE
20
SE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
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-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:53PM
1.38
1:40AM
1.59
1:53PM
1.32
2:38AM
1.61
3:07PM
1.29
3:42AM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:32PM
0.28
8:36AM
0.44
8:29PM
0.31
9:36AM
0.36
9:29PM
0.34
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Sunrise-------7:52-------7:52-------7:52
Sunset-4:45-------4:46-------4:47------
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------------23224--
Temp. °C-6-4-5-6-7-7-6-5-20-1-2-3-4-3-233458821
Feels °C (?)-13-11-12-13-14-14-15-14-11-9-9-9-8-9-7-5-1-3-3-222-6-7
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