Cow Bay surf break

Cow Bay surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Monday 06 Apr 2026 ADT
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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
1.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cow Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 10PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm April 06). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)--
Afternoon (06 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (06 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
1.3
SSW
0.4
SW
0.5
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.3
ENE
0.1
E
0.4
SSE
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
Period(s) (?)8878787893482125777777666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)991015448262014902801311546929264534643
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
SW
5
E
10
NE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:37AM
1.44
11:42PM
1.54
12:21PM
1.36
12:24AM
1.46
1:11PM
1.29
1:14AM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:57PM
0.51
6:33AM
0.37
6:35PM
0.59
7:16AM
0.44
7:18PM
0.66
8:06AM
0.49
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise-------6:43-------6:41-------6:41
Sunset--7:45-------7:47-------7:49-----
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C767320-1-12310-1-2-4-312222111
Feels °C (?)1-20-3-4-6-7-7-4-4-5-3-5-8-10-9-5-4-4-3-3-4-4-4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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