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Western Head Reef Surf Forecast
/ Nova Scotia (17 breaks) / Nova Scotia (20 breaks) /
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Western Head Reef surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 ADTForecast 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
2.9° 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 10PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Western Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 3 | 3 | 18 | 26 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | off | glass | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:46PM 1.73 | 8:06AM 1.60 | 8:27PM 1.82 | 8:52AM 1.65 | 9:09PM 1.87 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:26PM 0.22 | 2:05AM 0.22 | 2:11PM 0.16 | 2:51AM 0.11 | 2:56PM 0.14 | 3:37AM 0.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 |
| Sunset | - | - | 8:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:04 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 4 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
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