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Western Head Reef Surf Forecast
/ Nova Scotia (17 breaks) / Nova Scotia (20 breaks) /
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Western Head Reef surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Saturday 16 May 2026 ADTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Western Head Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Western Head Reef sea temperature is
6.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Western Head Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Western Head Reef at 6AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 16). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Western Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 13 | |
329 | 392 | 281 | 212 | 183 | 152 | 102 | 69 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:32AM1.59m | 8:43PM1.85m | 9:24AM1.63m | 9:33PM1.86m | 10:18AM1.64m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30AM0.04m | 2:34PM0.21m | 3:20AM-0.03m | 3:27PM0.22m | 4:12AM-0.06m | 4:22PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — |
— | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 |
6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 |
 kJ | 810 | 392 | 281 | 212 | 202 | 164 | 102 | 69 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 393 | 309 | 257 | 187 | 153 | 124 | 98 | 74 | 74 | 55 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 235 | 279 | 273 | 220 | 183 | 152 | 94 | 15 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 329 | 158 | 119 | 69 | 51 | 33 | 25 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NW 3 | NW 2 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 5 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | NW 3 | NW 2 | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 4 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 294 | 388 | 357 | 351 | 405 | 386 | 386 | 597 | 496 | 382 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 10 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 411 | 483 | 503 | 512 | 446 | 1294 | 512 | 483 | 426 | 426 | 483 | 506 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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