Western Head Reef surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 18 Dec 2025 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
5.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Western Head Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Western Head Reef at 7PM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Dec)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Afternoon (18 Dec)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Evening (18 Dec)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
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
0.1
E
0.3
SE
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
1.2
S
0.1
E
0.1
E
2.5
S
3
SSE
4
SSE
5.5
S
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
0.9
WNW
0.6
W
1.4
SE
0.1
E
2.1
SSW
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
Period(s) (?)15151015151551515788101111121244101211109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)441544473450000000029937730275225
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
35
S
35
S
40
S
45
S
65
S
55
SSW
40
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
35
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:40PM
1.44
7:31AM
1.55
8:19PM
1.46
8:11AM
1.57
8:58PM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:22PM
0.13
1:27AM
0.47
1:57PM
0.11
2:02AM
0.46
2:32PM
0.10
2:37AM
0.46
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise-------7:48-------7:48-------7:48
Sunset-4:42-------4:42-------4:42------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------1134-----------
Temp. °C343447910101111131173100-1-2-2024
Feels °C (?)-10-2-2-224333300-3-7-9-11-9-8-7-7-5-6-4
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