Western Head Reef surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 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
19.0° C
(Which is 4.7°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 6AM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)1ft (0.3m)3s
Afternoon (18 Sep)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
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 (?)
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.4
SSE
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.8
SSW
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)993334498888868778889988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)143011311142634232333334136333336382938374645
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:47AM
1.38
6:50PM
1.48
7:32AM
1.48
7:39PM
1.55
8:12AM
1.56
8:22PM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:30AM
0.11
12:56PM
0.33
1:23AM
0.07
1:48PM
0.26
2:09AM
0.05
2:33PM
0.19
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise---7:00-------7:01-------7:01----
Sunset------7:23-------7:22-------7:20-
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------1--1--------------
Temp. °C1617171818201919181817172222211714129913161514
Feels °C (?)151717181719202019181716212018119744810910
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  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at Western Head Reef (light winds from the WSW at Western Head- NS 1 km from Western Head Reef). 0.2m 7s swell from the E to make surfable waves.

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2 h 57 min ago

11 km/h
WSW
Cross-On
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