Western Head Reef surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 23 Feb 2026 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
1.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Western Head Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Western Head Reef at 10AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)10ft (3.0m)7s
Afternoon (23 Feb)16ft (5.0m)10s
Evening (23 Feb)15ft (4.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
E
2.5
E
3.5
E
5
E
5.5
E
4.5
E
3.5
E
3
E
2.4
ESE
1.4
E
1.2
E
0.9
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.1
E
1.7
S
0.1
E
0.1
SE
Period(s) (?)678101110101010101010101010999991461414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)0558164642566964395128811631104337925514890664628151568417448
Wind
(km/h)
35
ENE
45
ENE
50
ENE
65
ENE
55
ENE
45
ENE
30
NNE
35
NNW
40
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
15
SW
25
SW
20
SSE
35
SSE
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:18PM
1.42
12:40AM
1.62
1:18PM
1.33
1:39AM
1.53
2:35PM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:45AM
0.31
6:44PM
0.41
7:53AM
0.32
7:58PM
0.50
9:02AM
0.31
9:14PM
0.54
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
Sunrise-7:05-------7:03-------7:01------
Sunset----5:58-------5:59-------6:00---
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C-3-2-1002210-2-10-1-4-4-3-7-7-20-1121
Feels °C (?)-12-13-13-15-13-8-6-8-11-11-9-6-7-10-10-9-13-12-8-7-7-8-4-5
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