Cow Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.61° N 63.43° W

Cow Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cow Bay sea temperature is
17.0° C
0.7° 

Cow Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (21 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 8PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)--
Afternoon (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 75mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.4
SE
5
1.6
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.2
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
65
64
62
51
51
41
33
53
23
16
64
30
53
98
150
169
160
137
96
Wind (km/h)
0
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
NW
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
3:26PM1.37m
4:22AM1.20m
4:30PM1.37m
5:26AM1.23m
5:30PM1.41m
Low Tide
9:24AM0.66m
10:25PM0.53m
10:29AM0.69m
11:32PM0.51m
11:38AM0.68m
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light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:09
8:07
8:06
 mm
1
12
34
11
2
4
2
Temp °C
23
24
23
22
20
19
19
19
21
20
19
18
18
18
19
20
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
24
23
23
24
21
18
18
18
20
18
17
16
16
16
17
19
21
22
22
23
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