Western Head Reef surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Friday 17 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
3.6° 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 3AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (18 Apr)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


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Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
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 (?)
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.1
E
0.1
SE
0.2
E
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
1.4
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)56111561616166777777777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5638310101015022024425622922723721321312112110889675252
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
ESE
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
25
SW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
oncrosscrosscrosscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:09PM
1.87
9:40AM
1.67
9:54PM
1.87
10:29AM
1.66
10:41PM
1.84
11:20AM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:37AM
0.04
3:42PM
0.16
4:25AM
0.01
4:31PM
0.22
5:17AM
0.03
Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-----6:31-------6:28-------6:28--
Sunset8:04-------8:05-------8:06-------
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------1------61----
Temp. °C111286434321247888777445910
Feels °C (?)1010520-4-3-4-5-6-4-14544331-3-1143
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