Western Head Point surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 24 Feb 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 2AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 24). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Feb)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (25 Feb)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (25 Feb)5ft (1.6m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
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 (?)
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.8
WSW
0.4
E
0.7
SW
0.6
SSW
0.2
E
1.5
S
0.1
E
0.1
SE
0.1
E
0.1
E
1.3
S
1.6
S
2.3
SSW
2.5
SSW
0.1
E
1.4
S
1.3
S
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
SE
Period(s) (?)10999594495141414146101010131010131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)113856444322621881114844118000300337
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
15
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:39AM
1.53
2:35PM
1.26
2:55AM
1.49
4:12PM
1.28
4:20AM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:58PM
0.50
9:02AM
0.31
9:14PM
0.54
10:11AM
0.27
10:28PM
0.54
11:16AM
0.19
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise-----7:01-------7:01-------6:58--
Sunset5:59-------6:00-------6:01-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------3-------------
Temp. °C-1-4-5-4-6-8-20003211320-3-3-3-3-6-4-2
Feels °C (?)-7-10-10-10-11-14-8-7-7-8-3-4-4-5-4-5-7-8-7-7-8-12-11-9
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