Secret spot?We can hide it! Cow Bay Surf Forecast / Canada – East Shore / Canada6 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 14 pm Sunday 03 Jun 2012Cow Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots. |
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| Largest waves (m) & direction (?) |
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| Period (s) (?) | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 8 | ||||||
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| Max-energy | 31 | 140 | 205 | 524 | 616 | 461 | 439 | 489 | 206 | 137 | 68 | 55 | 47 | 30 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 12 | ||||||
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| Wind State (?) | cross- on |
cross | cross- off |
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off | off | off | off | cross | cross- off |
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Key to wind character - offshore winds at Cow Bay blow from the NNW
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High Tide / height (m) |
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7:50PM 1.98 |
8:36AM 1.79 |
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8:44PM 2.00 |
9:29AM 1.83 |
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9:36PM 1.98 |
10:21AM 1.84 |
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10:28PM 1.93 |
11:12AM 1.83 |
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11:20PM 1.85 |
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12:03PM 1.80 |
12:12AM 1.76 |
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Low Tide / height (m) |
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2:48AM -0.04 |
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3:08PM 0.27 |
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3:42AM -0.07 |
4:04PM 0.29 |
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4:34AM -0.05 |
5:01PM 0.33 |
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5:27AM 0.02 |
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6:02PM 0.39 |
6:22AM 0.10 |
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7:04PM 0.45 |
7:17AM 0.20 |
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Note: the tide data above is for Halifax, Nova Scotia which is 13 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Cow Bay. New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph. |
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Show advanced wave information
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Today's Cow Bay sea temperature is 10.6 °C (Statistics for 03 Jun 1981-2005 - mean: 7.8 max: 9.9 min: 6.4 °C) |
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| Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Cool air temperatures (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm air temperatures (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Summary | clear | rain shwrs | light rain | mod rain | light rain | cloudy | light rain | rain shwrs | light rain | light rain | light rain | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | ||||||
| Rain (mm) | - | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| High °C | 15 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 20 | ||||||
| Low °C | 14 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 15 | ||||||
| Chill °C (?) | 13 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 20 | ||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | 5:28 | ||||||
| Sunset | 20:52 | - | - | 20:53 | - | - | 20:54 | - | - | 20:55 | - | - | 20:55 | - | - | 20:57 | - | - | ||||||
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Free Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Cow Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site…. Click here to get the code.
View detailed surf forecast for Cow Bay at:
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Information about the Cow Bay Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Cow Bay provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 6 days. A general guide to surfing at Cow Bay can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Cow Bay surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Cow Bay) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Cow Bay may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
Are you planning a holiday in East Shore? If you are looking for accommodation near Cow Bay, camping, hotels and holiday cottages in East Shore, consider staying in Cole Harbour which is 8 km (5 miles) away. Other places in and around East Shore where you can find information about places to rent, and car hire include Dartmouth which is 12 km (7 miles) away, Halifax, Kings County and East Hants.
