Western Head Point surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 02 Mar 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
1.1° 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 7AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (02 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (02 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
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 (?)
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.7
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
SE
0.3
ESE
0.4
SE
0.2
E
0.6
SW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
1
S
0.4
SE
0.9
S
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
1.3
S
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)788888889798345665105111288
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12114212652363020201411278947958765533639293400
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
W
15
W
10
W
5
W
5
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
15
SSE
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crossonononononononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:17AM
1.75
7:58PM
1.74
8:02AM
1.79
8:37PM
1.80
8:46AM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:30AM
0.30
1:52PM
-0.03
2:15AM
0.23
2:33PM
-0.03
2:57AM
0.19
3:11PM
0.02
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Sunrise---6:54-------6:52-------6:50----
Sunset------6:07-------6:08-------6:09-
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------91----
Temp. °C-8-11-13-15-12-8-8-10-7-6-7-6-4-2-2-202332353
Feels °C (?)-16-19-20-22-19-15-15-15-13-11-12-10-12-10-10-8-6-5-2-2-3-21-1
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