Cow Bay surf break

Cow Bay surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Sunday 19 Apr 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
2.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cow Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 1PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (19 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (19 Apr)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ESE
1.5
SE
1.6
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
SE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
ESE
0.9
SE
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)777777777777777777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1991922152612552772072071461269668616159644249574938266783
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
5
NW
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
E
5
E
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononcrosscross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:14AM
1.69
10:24PM
1.89
11:03AM
1.64
11:13PM
1.82
11:57AM
1.57
12:06AM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:23AM
-0.03
4:33PM
0.20
5:13AM
-0.00
5:25PM
0.26
6:06AM
0.05
6:21PM
0.34
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
Sunrise-6:22-------6:20-------6:20------
Sunset----8:02-------8:04-------8:05---
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--1----14---------------
Temp. °C578897874479863222555110
Feels °C (?)04555332-2-21422-1-2-3-3112-3-2-4
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