Western Head Reef surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Monday 01 Jun 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
7.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Western Head Reef today (01 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Western Head Reef at 2PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am June 01). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (01 Jun)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (01 Jun)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thu
4
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
247
260
340
364
383
400
363
312
312
266
220
179
110
81
59
56
38
23
24
11
10
11
9
10
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NE
10
ESE
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
E
10
SE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
off
off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:03AM1.50m
10:00PM1.58m
10:42AM1.48m
10:39PM1.56m
11:21AM1.46m
11:18PM1.54m
Low Tide
3:45AM0.12m
3:48PM0.44m
4:19AM0.15m
4:22PM0.47m
4:55AM0.19m
4:58PM0.50m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:37
5:37
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:53
8:54
8:54
8:55
Temp °C
7
7
9
9
10
10
9
8
7
10
13
14
14
12
9
9
10
12
13
14
15
13
12
12
4
4
5
5
6
7
5
4
3
6
7
7
7
8
6
6
8
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
Energy kJ
247
260
340
364
383
400
363
312
312
266
220
179
110
81
59
56
40
38
35
21
20
18
10
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
Energy kJ
14
13
3
2
4
1
7
3
2
19
32
45
42
38
23
24
11
10
11
9
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.2
SSE
8
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
S
3
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SE
12
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
Energy kJ
1
3
3
2
6
5
2
1
1
6
11
10
4
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.2
WSW
6
0.4
SSW
3
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
Energy kJ
5
1
5
2
4
2
18
31
13
12
2
1
1
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
45
121
121
121
3
3
3
446
488
534
1623
6
3
3
6
122
488
1222
1477
1615
1052
1042
Best forecast wave conditions in Nova Scotia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
7
9
5
5
4
4
4
6
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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