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

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    52° S @ 14mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    1:43am / 8:14am
  • BUOY 44258
    4.6ft @ 6s
  • WATER TEMP
    53° 4/3, Boots/Gloves(3+)

Forecast

Surf
Swell
5 day
16 day
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
THU 6
FRI 7
SAT 8
SUN 9
8am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 1 ft and choppy at 8am on Wed 11/5
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND WNW 18 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY SE (126) 1 ft @ 11 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY SSE (168) 0.5 ft @ 10 sec
TIDE LEVEL
High Tide, 6.7 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Thursday, Nov 6
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    4-5+ ft
    fair
    WNW
    7mph
    6.5ft
    8s
    SSW
    12pm
    4-6+ ft
    choppy
    NW
    25mph
    6.7ft
    10s
    S
    6pm
    4-5+ ft
    choppy
    WNW
    20mph
    4.6ft
    12s
    SSW
  • Best Board for Thursday
  • Friday, Nov 7
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    2+ ft
    choppy
    W
    13mph
    2.3ft
    11s
    SSW
    12pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    W
    15mph
    2.5ft
    9s
    SW
    6pm
    1+ ft
    choppy
    WSW
    10mph
    1.3ft
    9s
    SSW
  • Saturday, Nov 8
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    4-6 ft
    choppy
    SW
    23mph
    8.1ft
    8s
    SSW
    12pm
    4-6 ft
    choppy
    SW
    14mph
    6.8ft
    8s
    SSW
    6pm
    3-5 ft
    choppy
    WNW
    9mph
    5.5ft
    8s
    S
  • Sunday, Nov 9
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3+ ft
    clean
    N
    4mph
    3.8ft
    8s
    S
    12pm
    2-3 ft
    clean
    ESE
    8mph
    3.2ft
    7s
    S
    6pm
    2-3+ ft
    fair
    ESE
    12mph
    3.1ft
    7s
    S
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  • Monday, Nov 10
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-4 ft
    choppy
    SSE
    11mph
    5.9ft
    7s
    SE
    12pm
    3+ ft
    choppy
    S
    14mph
    4.9ft
    7s
    SSE
    6pm
    2-3+ ft
    choppy
    S
    14mph
    5.7ft
    7s
    S
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from North to North-East, and was updated Nov 5, 2025 @ 9:10pm.
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