The surf forecast is 2-3 ft and slightly choppy right now for Western Head, NS

WEATHER - LIVE
53° NW @ 7mph
LOW / HIGH TIDE
2:46am / 9:11am
BUOY 44258
4.6ft @ 7s
WATER TEMP
62° 3/2 Wetsuit

Forecast

FRI 11

SAT 12

SUN 13

MON 14

TUE 15

7am

Clean
Fair
Choppy

Conditions are 2-3 ft and choppy at 7am on Fri 9/11

WINDWNW 14 mph

PRIMARYSSW (194) 3.5 ft @ 8 sec

SECONDARYSE (130) 0.7 ft @ 11 sec

TIDE LEVEL

Incoming High Tide,4.4 ft

Forecast Details

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Forecast

History

Friday, Sep 11
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
2-3+ ft
choppy

WNW

12mph
3.6ft
8s
SSW
12pm
2+ ft
choppy

WNW

14mph
2.7ft
8s
SSW
6pm
2 ft
choppy

WNW

12mph
2.5ft
7s
SSW

Saturday, Sep 12
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
1-2 ft
fair

NW

8mph
1.9ft
7s
SSW
12pm
1+ ft
fair

NW

10mph
1.6ft
7s
SSW
6pm
1 ft
fair

SSW

6mph
1.3ft
7s
SSW

Sunday, Sep 13
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
1+ ft
choppy

SW

7mph
1.2ft
10s
SSE
12pm
1+ ft
choppy

SSW

14mph
1.4ft
9s
SSE
6pm
1+ ft
choppy

S

10mph
2.4ft
4s
S

Monday, Sep 14
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
3-4+ ft
fair

NW

10mph
5.8ft
7s
SSE
12pm
3-5 ft
choppy

NW

14mph
5.9ft
8s
SSE
6pm
2-4 ft
fair

NW

11mph
4.3ft
8s
SSE

Tuesday, Sep 15
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
2+ ft
clean

N

18mph
3ft
7s
SSE
12pm
2 ft
clean

NE

5mph
2.5ft
7s
SSE
6pm
1 ft
choppy

S

8mph
1.2ft
6s
SSE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	2-3+ ft choppy	WNW 12mph	3.6ft 8s SSW
12pm	2+ ft choppy	WNW 14mph	2.7ft 8s SSW
6pm	2 ft choppy	WNW 12mph	2.5ft 7s SSW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	1-2 ft fair	NW 8mph	1.9ft 7s SSW
12pm	1+ ft fair	NW 10mph	1.6ft 7s SSW
6pm	1 ft fair	SSW 6mph	1.3ft 7s SSW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	1+ ft choppy	SW 7mph	1.2ft 10s SSE
12pm	1+ ft choppy	SSW 14mph	1.4ft 9s SSE
6pm	1+ ft choppy	S 10mph	2.4ft 4s S

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	3-4+ ft fair	NW 10mph	5.8ft 7s SSE
12pm	3-5 ft choppy	NW 14mph	5.9ft 8s SSE
6pm	2-4 ft fair	NW 11mph	4.3ft 8s SSE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	2+ ft clean	N 18mph	3ft 7s SSE
12pm	2 ft clean	NE 5mph	2.5ft 7s SSE
6pm	1 ft choppy	S 8mph	1.2ft 6s SSE

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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from North to North-East, and was updated Sep 11, 2026 @ 4:27am.

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