Western Head Reef surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Friday 10 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
3.2° 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 5PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm April 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)--
Afternoon (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
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 (?)
0.6
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
SE
1
SE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
E
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
Period(s) (?)577789999999910109999910999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19474665139121124141172176161158165192105676139676758718383
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:11PM
1.25
3:15AM
1.32
4:23PM
1.28
4:29AM
1.33
5:30PM
1.37
5:36AM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:10AM
0.47
9:29PM
0.68
10:06AM
0.46
10:31PM
0.65
11:00AM
0.43
11:31PM
0.58
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise-------6:43-------6:41-------6:39
Sunset--7:55-------7:57-------7:58-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------2---------------
Temp. °C677655566875431268975444
Feels °C (?)12231100111-1-4-4-6-5-21320-1-1-3
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