Western Head Point surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 20 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
1.2° 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 12AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)--
Afternoon (21 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (21 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.1
E
0.2
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
1
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.6
NE
0.5
E
0.9
ENE
0.7
E
1.4
ENE
1.8
E
2.5
E
3.5
E
4.5
E
Period(s) (?)1111121212121266778866789956789
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)910123123382563337281855472735121830054215973513
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
5
SSE
10
E
30
NE
30
NE
30
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
10
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
60
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:27PM
1.78
10:42AM
1.59
11:07PM
1.75
11:27AM
1.51
11:51PM
1.70
12:18PM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:06PM
0.13
4:47AM
0.27
4:49PM
0.21
5:42AM
0.29
5:40PM
0.31
6:45AM
0.31
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise-----7:09-------7:07-------7:05--
Sunset5:53-------5:54-------5:57-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C-1-1-2-3-6-9-8-4-3-2-2-2-3-4-200-3-4-5-3-2-1-1
Feels °C (?)-5-5-7-12-15-18-16-12-11-10-10-9-10-11-9-5-5-10-11-13-12-13-12-15
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