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Western Head Point surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada
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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
3.8° 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 10PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Western Head Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 2°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | |
98 | 94 | 68 | 46 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 82 | 163 | 222 | 382 | 490 | 711 | 586 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:52PM1.54m | 5:58AM1.48m | 6:40PM1.62m | 6:53AM1.52m | 7:20PM1.68m | 7:40AM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:30AM0.21m | 00:08AM0.41m | 12:23PM0.22m | 1:02AM0.33m | 1:12PM0.23m | 1:49AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | |
— | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | |
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Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | S 8 | SSW 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 |
98 | 94 | 68 | 46 | 29 | 29 | 14 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 560 | 586 | 604 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 14 | SE 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
7 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 8 | S 8 | — | S 9 | S 8 | E 14 | E 13 | — | E 14 | — | — | SE 14 | — | — |
4 | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | 7 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 82 | 163 | 222 | 382 | 490 | 711 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 120 | 24 | 4 | 120 | 122 | 654 | 803 | 629 | 803 | 629 | 629 | 608 | 510 | 506 | 506 | 506 | 506 | 506 | 506 | 412 | 506 | 510 | 506 |
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