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Western Head Point surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 17 Jan 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
3.2° 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 12PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 17). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
S
0.8
SE
0.1
E
1.9
S
0.1
E
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.1
SSE
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SE
1.3
SE
1.1
E
0.8
E
0.5
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
3.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)1312125551011911998898677666610
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1233496265110202000000541691075219730
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
5
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
0
NW
15
ENE
25
NE
35
NNE
30
NW
25
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossonononcross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:08AM
1.56
7:52PM
1.46
7:48AM
1.61
8:30PM
1.51
8:26AM
1.64
9:07PM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:33PM
0.18
1:37AM
0.45
2:09PM
0.14
2:15AM
0.42
2:44PM
0.11
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
Sunrise-7:48-------7:48-------7:48------
Sunset----5:07-------5:08-------5:09---
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cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----34-----------------
Temp. °C-5-4233675323431011111100-1
Feels °C (?)-10-8-5-4-311-1-1-2-10-1-1-5-6-8-7-6-5-8-8-8-8
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