Western Head Reef surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Wednesday 01 Apr 2026 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
1.7° 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 11PM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm April 01). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.


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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 (?)
1.8
S
1.7
S
0.1
E
1.4
S
0.9
SSW
1
S
0.7
SSW
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.4
SSW
0.9
ESE
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)995998966666666667677777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)0010000001231431241261301461551191301247948262516
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
10
S
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WNW
30
NNW
30
N
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:06PM
1.79
9:25AM
1.70
9:42PM
1.78
10:06AM
1.68
10:17PM
1.74
10:46AM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:05PM
0.11
3:33AM
0.14
3:41PM
0.17
4:08AM
0.12
4:13PM
0.24
4:40AM
0.12
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02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise-----6:58-------6:56-------6:54--
Sunset7:45-------7:45-------7:46-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------1-------
Temp. °C720-4-4-3-2-2-2-3-3-3-2-2-10367811523
Feels °C (?)3-3-5-11-10-10-9-8-8-9-10-10-8-8-7-5-11226-2-6-4
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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