Western Head Point surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 04 Dec 2025 AST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
8.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Western Head Point today?

The current surf forecast for Western Head Point at 7PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 04). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Dec)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (04 Dec)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (04 Dec)2ft (0.6m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
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 (?)
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.6
WNW
0.6
W
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.2
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.1
E
Period(s) (?)111111991010101044101010101313131313123411
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)412323684344463435109161616151433335792
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
5
E
10
SSE
10
S
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:42PM
1.59
7:49AM
1.86
8:36PM
1.62
8:41AM
1.85
9:30PM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:40PM
-0.10
1:47AM
0.19
2:32PM
-0.14
2:41AM
0.22
3:25PM
-0.14
3:38AM
0.27
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Sunrise-------7:37-------7:37-------7:39
Sunset-4:40-------4:40-------4:39------
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--11--------------------
Temp. °C6642-5-10-12-11-7-4-5-5-3-3-3-4-11222343
Feels °C (?)-1-2-3-6-15-21-22-20-15-12-12-10-8-8-7-9-5-3-2-3-3-2-1-1
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