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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
4.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cow Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 12AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (01 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 81mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Mainly near gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | |
599 | 599 | 623 | 617 | 551 | 827 | 831 | 836 | 900 | 449 | 769 | 695 | 644 | 591 | 460 | 346 | 309 | 288 | 217 | 153 | 112 | 107 | 402 | 1401 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 8:07PM1.67m | 8:36AM1.52m | 8:43PM1.69m | 9:14AM1.52m | 9:19PM1.68m | 9:53AM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00AM0.20m | 3:06PM0.37m | 3:38AM0.19m | 3:42PM0.40m | 4:14AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | |
8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | |
— | — | 1 | — | 4 | 16 | 23 | 15 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
-1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | -4 | -7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | SW 5 | S 14 |
— | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 900 | 422 | 769 | 695 | 644 | 591 | 460 | 346 | 309 | 288 | 217 | 153 | 112 | 78 | 1 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | S 15 | SSE 9 | — | — | SW 5 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SW 6 | S 14 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 449 | — | — | 12 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 90 | 81 | 1 | 4 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
599 | 599 | 623 | 617 | 551 | 827 | 831 | 836 | — | — | — | 20 | 29 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 4 | — | — | 107 | 402 | 1401 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 592 | 592 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 120 | 97 | 77 | 77 | 0 | 23 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 299 | 241 | 299 | 299 | 0 | 121 | 1081 | 621 | 618 |
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