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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
6.1° 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 11AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 15). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Western Head Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 10 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | ENE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 8 | WNW 3 | S 8 | S 8 | |
1539 | 2195 | 528 | 526 | 416 | 460 | 294 | 392 | 281 | 212 | 183 | 152 | 102 | 84 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:39AM1.53m | 7:54PM1.81m | 8:32AM1.59m | 8:43PM1.85m | 9:24AM1.63m | 9:33PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:42PM0.23m | 2:30AM0.04m | 2:34PM0.21m | 3:20AM-0.03m | 3:27PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | |
— | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | 8:39 | |
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Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 12 |
5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
1539 | 2195 | 1900 | 1568 | 1214 | 1020 | 794 | 392 | 281 | 262 | 239 | 162 | 162 | 84 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 331 | 334 | 257 | 187 | 187 | 157 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — |
— | 90 | 528 | 526 | 416 | 306 | 235 | 327 | 271 | 212 | 183 | 152 | 102 | 14 | 12 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 12 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 460 | 294 | 157 | 119 | 90 | 49 | 34 | 47 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 5 | SW 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | NW 2 |
— | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 59 | 339 | 357 | 349 | 364 | 339 | 498 | 486 | 421 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 427 | 484 | 504 | 511 | 446 | 1294 | 513 | 484 | 427 | 484 | 412 | 507 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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