Western Head Point surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 23 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 3AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 23). An open ocean swell of 5.0m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (24 Feb)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (24 Feb)2ft (0.6m)10s

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
Thursday
26
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5.5
E
5
E
3.5
E
3
ESE
2.4
ESE
1.8
E
1.4
E
1
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.1
SE
1.7
S
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
2.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)10111010101091010101010999914614148141410
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)595150082528149510226023411771169066302715688172881440
Wind
(km/h)
55
NE
45
NE
15
NNE
25
NW
40
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
10
W
15
W
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSE
30
SSE
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:40AM
1.62
1:18PM
1.33
1:39AM
1.53
2:35PM
1.26
2:55AM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:44PM
0.41
7:53AM
0.32
7:58PM
0.50
9:02AM
0.31
9:14PM
0.54
10:11AM
0.27
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise-----7:03-------7:01-------7:01--
Sunset5:58-------5:59-------6:00-------
mod snow
light snow
light rain
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--5---------------------
Temp. °C0121-1-2-10-1-4-4-3-8-7-20-10211221
Feels °C (?)-12-10-3-6-11-11-10-7-8-10-10-9-13-13-8-7-8-8-3-5-4-5-6-6
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