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Cow Bay surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada
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Cow Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cow Bay sea temperature is
5.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cow Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 11AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 12 | E 8 | E 8 | |
74 | 72 | 78 | 81 | 231 | 129 | 156 | 572 | 1125 | 1041 | 1300 | 1788 | 1456 | 1031 | 794 | 671 | 567 | 409 | 340 | 333 | 340 | 47 | 21 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 6:39AM1.53m | 6:56PM1.78m | 7:29AM1.60m | 7:43PM1.87m | 8:18AM1.65m | 8:30PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:45PM0.29m | 1:33AM0.13m | 1:38PM0.25m | 2:24AM0.03m | 2:31PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | |
— | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | 8:36 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 8 |
5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SSW 5 | — | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
74 | 72 | 78 | 81 | 27 | — | 76 | 519 | 1125 | 1041 | 1300 | 1788 | 1456 | 1031 | 794 | 671 | 567 | 409 | 340 | 333 | 340 | 22 | 21 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | S 12 | E 8 | — |
— | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | 4 | 563 | 567 | 904 | 651 | 469 | 311 | 229 | 188 | 148 | 112 | 89 | 68 | 37 | 47 | 19 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | SW 7 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | 192 | 138 | 29 | 29 | 50 | 47 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | ESE 10 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
17 | 16 | 18 | 27 | 231 | 129 | 156 | 572 | 102 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 59 | 690 | 690 | 612 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 327 | 327 | 769 | 769 | 744 | 646 | 646 | 607 | 120 | 0 | 23 | 77 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 517 | 592 | 615 | 615 | 592 | 647 | 625 |
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