Western Head Reef surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 ADT
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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
3.5° C
(Which is 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 1AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1ft (0.3m)5s
Evening (17 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
Period(s) (?)666555555111111151616677777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15151599555533391010219250278319340310257240210
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
E
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
25
E
20
E
15
ENE
5
ENE
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:27PM
1.82
8:52AM
1.65
9:09PM
1.87
9:40AM
1.67
9:54PM
1.87
10:29AM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:51AM
0.11
2:56PM
0.14
3:37AM
0.04
3:42PM
0.16
4:25AM
0.01
Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-----6:31-------6:31-------6:28--
Sunset8:02-------8:04-------8:05-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----11--1---------------
Temp. °C4335810111211107542331123571010
Feels °C (?)00125910119731-2-5-4-5-6-5-4-23466
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