Western Head Reef surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Wednesday 02 Jul 2025 ADT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
10.3° C
(Which is 2.0°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Western Head Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Western Head Reef at 9AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am July 02). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (02 Jul)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (02 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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 (?)
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
SE
0.3
ESE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
ESE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.2
ESE
0.5
SW
0.2
E
1
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
0.2
E
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.3
ESE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)8889888888888888888981717816168816161684855668666555555565556681212128
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)11956555754545353414040514443282811111224125958115351111772783967452119153121810311162477382584972921001061047565851466646413
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
15
W
20
NW
10
NW
10
SW
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:32PM
1.46
2:53AM
1.31
3:20PM
1.41
3:55AM
1.25
4:12PM
1.38
5:02AM
1.22
5:07PM
1.37
6:03AM
1.23
6:01PM
1.39
6:56AM
1.27
6:50PM
1.43
7:42AM
1.31
7:37PM
1.47
8:25AM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:44AM
0.31
9:24PM
0.40
9:27AM
0.40
10:10PM
0.38
10:09AM
0.47
10:56PM
0.35
10:54AM
0.52
11:43PM
0.31
11:42AM
0.54
12:31AM
0.27
12:33PM
0.53
1:18AM
0.22
1:21PM
0.49
2:03AM
0.17
2:07PM
0.45
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Sunrise5:39-------5:39-------5:41-------5:41-------5:41-------5:43-------5:43-------5:43---
Sunset-----9:05-------9:04-------9:04-------9:04-------9:04-------9:02-------9:02------
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Rain (mm)
21-----------------1---1---------------------------121-----2
Temp. °C171723232419201717202121191615151416192024211614131520232620181716182223221818181820232523211818182024252523211919192018
Feels °C (?)161623222218191618212120181515151316191922191412101219212317151413141718181414131417202221201717182123242524222021202219
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