Cow Bay surf break

Cow Bay surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Saturday 02 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
3.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cow Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 2PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Afternoon (02 May)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (02 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat night, strong winds from the NW by Sun night).

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SE
9
2
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
E
9
1.4
ESE
8
2
E
6
3
E
8
1.8
ESE
9
1.6
E
9
1.6
S
9
1.7
S
11
0.6
E
8
0.4
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.9
S
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
673
594
471
392
346
288
249
153
109
129
250
274
940
559
433
445
669
51
23
25
26
133
26
16
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
ESE
10
ESE
20
ESE
25
ENE
40
NE
40
NE
45
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
35
W
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:14AM1.52m
9:19PM1.68m
9:53AM1.51m
9:56PM1.65m
10:32AM1.47m
10:35PM1.61m
Low Tide
3:38AM0.19m
3:42PM0.40m
4:14AM0.21m
4:18PM0.44m
4:51AM0.24m
4:55PM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:03
6:01
6:00
5:58
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8:19
8:20
8:21
8:22
1
6
5
6
3
2
1
Temp °C
5
7
11
13
13
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
3
3
3
4
5
9
11
10
8
8
6
2
3
7
9
8
5
4
4
2
1
-1
-4
-4
-8
-6
-7
-4
-3
1
4
3
2
3
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SE
9
2
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
5
1.8
ESE
9
1.6
E
9
1.6
S
9
1.7
S
11
0.6
E
8
0.4
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.9
S
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
Energy kJ
673
594
471
392
346
288
249
153
109
107
1
1
559
398
445
669
51
23
25
26
133
26
16
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
1.8
E
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.3
E
9
0.8
E
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
7
7
7
8
89
80
78
4
4
506
433
251
89
27
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.4
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
S
12
1.5
SSE
10
1.2
SE
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
7
7
4
2
1
3
402
242
6
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.5
SW
4
0.6
SW
3
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SE
3
0.9
E
9
1.4
ESE
8
2
E
6
3
E
8
1.4
NNW
5
1.5
W
5
1.5
W
5
1.3
W
5
2.1
SW
10
1.9
SW
10
2.1
SSW
10
2.4
SSW
8
1.9
SW
8
2
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
8
Energy kJ
28
17
12
10
7
6
5
3
129
250
274
940
80
115
115
83
849
725
787
698
416
476
354
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
241
299
299
299
327
592
615
618
607
592
592
592
608
613
987
615
615
615
769
769
Best forecast wave conditions in Nova Scotia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
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