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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
8.0° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cow Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 9PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
554 | 493 | 419 | 311 | 258 | 253 | 173 | 60 | 40 | 42 | 51 | 71 | 90 | 76 | 204 | 163 | 156 | 215 | 215 | 306 | 257 | 260 | 260 | 224 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 5:38PM1.54m | 6:04AM1.37m | 6:19PM1.56m | 6:50AM1.39m | 6:57PM1.59m | 7:31AM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:36AM0.40m | 00:23AM0.36m | 12:27PM0.43m | 1:11AM0.32m | 1:14PM0.45m | 1:55AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | |
— | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
15 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | 1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
554 | 493 | 419 | 311 | 258 | 253 | 173 | 60 | 57 | 56 | 54 | 86 | 93 | 93 | 204 | 163 | 156 | 124 | 135 | 181 | 257 | 260 | 260 | 224 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 13 | S 13 | E 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 60 | 40 | 39 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 76 | 93 | 68 | 68 | 53 | 53 | 40 | 34 | 24 | 16 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | S 14 | E 8 | SE 13 | SSW 9 | — | — | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | S 12 | S 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 24 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 71 | 90 | 70 | — | — | — | 215 | 215 | 306 | — | 5 | 9 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 124 | 97 | 77 | 592 | 987 | 777 | 592 | 592 | 120 | 120 | 127 | 727 | 134 | 127 | 7 | 816 | 7 | 0 |
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