Western Head Reef Surf Forecast

/ Nova Scotia (17 breaks) / Nova Scotia (20 breaks) /

Canada (58 breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Western Head Reef surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 16 Nov 2025 AST

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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 10.6° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Western Head Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Western Head Reef at 10AM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	5s
Afternoon (16 Nov)	1ft (0.3m)	14s
Evening (16 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	7s

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

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12 Days Hourly

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	Sunday 16							Monday 17								Tuesday 18								Wed 19
	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM
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 See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	ESE	S	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	W	W	ESE	E	E	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	E	E
Period(s) (?)	14	5	5	14	6	7	7	14	14	14	14	14	14	4	4	14	10	14	4	4	4	4	10	12
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	19	52	94	40	90	68	52	64	39	38	40	40	20	20	19	18	16	15	14	21	20	13	8	11
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	ESE	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	WNW	WNW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	on	cross- on	cross	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)		5:27AM 1.53				5:56PM 1.40				6:05AM 1.57				6:40PM 1.44				6:41AM 1.58				7:21PM 1.47
Low Tide / height (m)				11:57AM 0.24				12:02AM 0.33				12:38PM 0.17				12:42AM 0.36				1:15PM 0.10				1:18AM 0.38

	Sunday 16							Monday 17								Tuesday 18								Wed 19
Sunrise	-	7:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:16	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	4:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:50	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	1	7	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	6	7	8	12	10	7	5	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	4	4	3	3	3	1
Feels °C (?)	0	0	1	9	5	0	-3	-4	-5	-6	-5	-5	-4	-3	-3	-5	-5	-5	-4	-4	-4	-4	-3	-4

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