Western Head Point surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Monday 23 Mar 2026 ADT
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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
1.7° 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 7AM is: 2.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Afternoon (23 Mar)11ft (3.5m)8s
Evening (23 Mar)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ESE
0.9
SE
1.5
SE
2.3
E
3
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3
E
3
ENE
2.4
E
2.3
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.6
E
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
E
0.5
E
1.2
SW
0.8
SW
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)41177889999999999101095510109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23166242467113214021592144414149618266124223332542251541204385371788
Wind
(km/h)
30
E
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
N
20
NNW
15
NW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
25
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:46PM
1.78
12:18PM
1.54
12:33AM
1.70
1:11PM
1.45
1:25AM
1.61
2:14PM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:27AM
0.18
6:32PM
0.37
7:33AM
0.23
7:44PM
0.47
8:43AM
0.26
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise---7:16-------7:15-------7:13----
Sunset------7:34-------7:35-------7:36-
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-3-3-4-4-4-1110-1-1-113320
Feels °C (?)-9-10-11-11-11-12-11-11-11-12-12-12-9-6-5-6-7-7-9-6-4-5-5-5
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