Western Head Reef surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 26 Feb 2026 AST
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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
1.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Feb)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (26 Feb)--
Evening (26 Feb)--

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
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 (?)
0.1
E
1.2
SSW
1.6
S
1.6
S
0.1
E
1.4
S
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
SE
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSE
0.4
WSW
0.1
E
1.3
S
1.3
S
0.3
S
0.9
SSW
1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
Period(s) (?)14611101310131313983131010298888777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)400030337003300100000000
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
NW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:12PM
1.28
4:20AM
1.51
5:32PM
1.39
5:31AM
1.59
6:29PM
1.53
6:28AM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:11AM
0.27
10:28PM
0.54
11:16AM
0.19
11:38PM
0.48
12:16PM
0.10
12:38AM
0.39
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise-------6:58-------6:58-------6:56
Sunset--6:01-------6:02-------6:05-----
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232-1-2-2-5-7-5-2-1-4-5-4-3-2-11345531
Feels °C (?)-5-3-3-6-7-6-11-13-11-8-6-9-10-8-7-8-7-5-2032-1-3
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