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Broad Cove surf break

Broad Cove surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 15 Jan 2026 AST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Broad Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Broad Cove sea temperature is
2.8° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Broad Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Broad Cove at 2PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (15 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (15 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

Table - waves today at Broad Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
1
2
1
1
1
2
5
3
3
4
2
1
0
1
0
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
S
1.5
S
2.2
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.9
SSW
1.8
S
1.5
S
2.5
SSW
3.5
SW
4
SSW
3
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.2
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.5
S
1.3
SSE
1.6
SSW
1.2
SSE
Period(s) (?)877888899910910111212121111111010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)258251507625619588309390579568426961200442932418200115041200951750486356512237
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
20
S
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
35
W
25
W
15
W
10
W
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
10
S
15
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:34AM
1.51
6:23PM
1.28
6:21AM
1.56
7:07PM
1.33
7:05AM
1.61
7:49PM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:13PM
0.39
12:05AM
0.56
12:58PM
0.33
12:51AM
0.51
1:39PM
0.27
1:34AM
0.46
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
Sunrise-7:50-------7:48-------7:48------
Sunset----5:04-------5:05-------5:07---
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
10932---3------------1-2-
Temp. °C67888655421-1-2-3-3-4-3-1325444
Feels °C (?)12233110-1-5-7-12-12-13-10-10-8-6-4-400-1-2
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