Western Head Point surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 03 Mar 2026 AST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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 6PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 03). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (03 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)4s
Evening (03 Mar)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SE
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.1
SE
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
0.1
E
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.6
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
SE
1.6
E
Period(s) (?)84555510101389910121212121212129886
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)32456946394233176000223223622224984886471194
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:02AM
1.79
8:37PM
1.80
8:46AM
1.78
9:15PM
1.81
9:28AM
1.75
9:51PM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:33PM
-0.03
2:57AM
0.19
3:11PM
0.02
3:37AM
0.17
3:47PM
0.10
4:15AM
0.18
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise-------6:50-------6:48-------6:47
Sunset--6:08-------6:09-------6:10-----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------3----------------
Temp. °C-4-3-3-2-1022234232212-3-3-3-6-6-6-6
Feels °C (?)-12-11-11-8-7-5-1-3-4-20-3-1-2-1-2-2-9-9-9-14-14-14-14
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

Latest Updates

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Western Head Point surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest