Cow Bay Surf Forecast

/ Nova Scotia (17 breaks) / Nova Scotia (20 breaks) /

Canada (58 breaks) / Lat Long: (44.61° N 63.43° W)

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Cow Bay surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Monday 15 Sep 2025 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 19.4° C
(Which is 4.3°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 1AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ADT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	7s
Afternoon (16 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	7s
Evening (16 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	7s

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

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	Mon 15		Tuesday 16								Wednesday 17								Thursday 18
	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	E	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE
Period(s) (?)	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	10	10	7	6	7	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	78	80	80	57	56	43	42	29	29	31	41	31	17	30	35	25	22	24	27	28	34	33	32	48
Wind (km/h)	N	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	N	WSW	W	NNE	ENE	E	ESE	SSE	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	glass	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	3:11PM 1.49				4:17AM 1.34				4:28PM 1.47				5:28AM 1.38				5:35PM 1.49					6:24AM 1.45
Low Tide / height (m)			10:06PM 0.34				10:29AM 0.54				11:18PM 0.33				11:44AM 0.51					12:22AM 0.29				12:47PM 0.45

	Mon 15		Tuesday 16								Wednesday 17								Thursday 18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-
Sunset	7:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	21	19	17	16	16	15	20	22	22	19	16	15	15	16	19	20	19	18	17	16	15	15	19	20
Feels °C (?)	20	18	16	14	14	13	19	21	21	17	14	14	15	16	18	18	17	16	15	14	12	12	16	17

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Nova Scotia

Wind Update Continuing clean conditions at Cow Bay (light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 210 to 280 degs) at Shearwater Airport 5 km from Cow Bay). 0.7m 7s swell from the ESE with a 0.2m 10s swell from the SSE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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