Cow Bay surf break

Cow Bay surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Thursday 14 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 6AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), 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
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
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
6
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.6
SE
5
2
ESE
6
2.5
ESE
8
3
ESE
9
2.4
E
9
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
SSE
9
0.4
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
72
48
74
72
78
81
214
133
309
768
1596
1026
1841
1950
1570
1146
872
763
579
461
380
380
348
22
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
E
30
ENE
30
NE
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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
00:40AM0.25m
12:45PM0.29m
1:33AM0.13m
1:38PM0.25m
2:24AM0.03m
2:31PM0.22m
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:46
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:32
8:34
8:35
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
8
8
11
13
12
11
9
8
9
9
9
10
11
10
8
7
6
7
12
17
18
18
14
3
5
5
8
9
7
6
3
1
2
3
3
6
6
5
3
3
2
2
7
12
13
13
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
S
5
0.4
SW
6
1.2
SE
7
0.1
SW
6
3
ESE
9
2.4
E
9
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
SSE
9
0.4
E
8
Energy kJ
40
44
74
72
78
24
25
11
135
1
1596
1026
1841
1950
1570
1146
872
763
579
461
380
380
348
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.5
ESE
9
0.2
SSW
6
0.7
ESE
10
0.3
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
1.3
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
10
2.1
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
3
48
3
81
5
2
397
955
716
526
313
214
192
112
93
89
69
51
38
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
9
1.5
SE
10
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.2
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
Energy kJ
106
425
140
109
14
47
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
6
0.8
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.6
SE
4
1.1
ESE
10
1.6
SE
5
2
ESE
6
2.5
ESE
8
1.3
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
4
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.6
W
3
0.6
W
4
0.9
SW
4
1.2
SW
5
2
S
9
Energy kJ
72
37
17
19
27
8
214
133
309
768
126
24
5
5
3
4
6
8
9
27
79
690
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
327
327
327
883
769
744
744
646
613
120
120
0
0
0
0
0
0
97
517
592
592
592
327
Best forecast wave conditions in Nova Scotia
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
5
6
5
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