Western Head Point surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Wednesday 06 May 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
4.8° 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 11PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)--
Afternoon (06 May)--
Evening (06 May)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
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
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
9
0.7
SE
6
1.3
S
6
1.4
S
6
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
E
8
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.4
SE
10
1.4
SSE
7
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
32
119
125
15
12
8
8
8
8
8
38
0
281
247
190
168
141
127
121
113
111
108
88
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
30
S
35
S
30
SSW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
20
W
15
W
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:18AM1.48m
1:00PM1.39m
00:57AM1.44m
1:42PM1.36m
1:40AM1.39m
2:30PM1.36m
Low Tide
6:00PM0.57m
6:42AM0.34m
6:52PM0.62m
7:35AM0.39m
7:54PM0.65m
8:28AM0.41m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:01
6:01
6:00
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8:27
8:28
8:29
8:30
3
5
3
7
1
Temp °C
12
11
10
11
10
9
9
9
10
10
7
6
6
9
12
14
13
9
6
5
6
9
12
12
8
7
6
5
3
3
5
6
8
8
4
3
3
5
7
8
8
4
1
1
3
5
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
9
0.7
SE
6
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
E
8
0.1
SE
11
1.6
S
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
Energy kJ
16
32
14
14
15
12
5
229
187
198
215
203
207
281
247
190
168
141
127
121
113
111
108
88
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
16
0.3
ESE
9
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
11
0.1
S
15
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
10
15
4
4
7
5
4
5
5
5
5
38
9
43
55
22
33
40
23
40
43
43
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
16
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.2
SSW
10
0.5
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
3
3
5
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
4
4
9
25
8
5
5
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
6
1.1
SSW
7
1.3
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.9
S
6
2
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.5
SSW
7
0.2
WNW
2
1
SSW
8
0.7
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.5
SSW
5
1.1
SW
8
0.9
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
8
0.7
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
4
Energy kJ
182
111
119
125
273
345
294
250
1
117
48
26
45
14
151
101
88
55
29
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
1299
1299
861
861
530
484
412
412
484
610
4
4
4
4
4
120
504
446
446
120
4
4
4
419
Best forecast wave conditions in Nova Scotia
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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