Cow Bay surf break

Cow Bay surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Friday 15 May 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
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 2PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 2.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (15 May)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (15 May)7.5ft (2.3m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ESE
9
3.5
SE
10
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
11
2.2
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
S
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
2.1
SSW
8
2.1
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
8
1.8
SSW
8
1.6
SSW
8
1.5
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1511
2258
1875
1788
1456
1197
954
778
678
544
495
377
315
21
12
11
5
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:29AM1.60m
7:43PM1.87m
8:18AM1.65m
8:30PM1.92m
9:08AM1.68m
9:18PM1.93m
Low Tide
1:38PM0.25m
2:24AM0.03m
2:31PM0.22m
3:16AM-0.03m
3:25PM0.22m
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:45
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:34
8:35
8:36
8:37
2
2
Temp °C
9
9
10
12
11
8
8
8
8
12
18
18
17
13
10
8
8
10
16
18
21
17
14
11
2
4
5
7
6
4
3
4
3
7
13
13
12
8
5
3
3
4
12
13
17
14
10
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ESE
9
3.5
SE
10
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
11
2.2
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
S
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
2
SSW
8
1.8
SSW
8
1.6
SSW
8
1.5
SSW
8
Energy kJ
1511
2258
1875
1788
1456
1197
954
778
678
544
495
377
315
21
12
11
5
1
511
404
302
277
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSE
11
2.2
E
9
2
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1
E
9
0.8
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
Energy kJ
1245
828
670
471
320
268
152
90
50
33
75
73
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
10
1.3
E
9
1.1
E
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.7
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
S
12
0.4
E
8
Energy kJ
541
263
181
16
68
31
75
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
NE
7
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.5
W
3
0.6
W
4
0.8
SW
4
1.3
SSW
6
2.3
SSW
9
2.2
SSW
9
2
SSW
9
2
SSW
9
2.1
SSW
8
2.1
SSW
8
2.1
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
8
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
Energy kJ
524
5
3
2
4
5
5
9
26
105
755
727
603
589
534
534
561
619
2
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Distance (km)
120
120
120
9
0
0
0
97
124
531
592
615
623
327
1369
625
592
531
592
517
618
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Nova Scotia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
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