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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
7.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 4AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (31 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
169 | 135 | 135 | 86 | 68 | 57 | 77 | 130 | 184 | 177 | 186 | 191 | 203 | 277 | 297 | 355 | 264 | 225 | 235 | 202 | 207 | 181 | 153 | 118 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:14PM1.63m | 8:52AM1.46m | 8:54PM1.64m | 9:32AM1.46m | 9:33PM1.63m | 10:13AM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14AM0.25m | 3:17PM0.48m | 3:53AM0.25m | 3:56PM0.50m | 4:31AM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | |
8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
169 | 135 | 135 | 86 | 68 | 57 | 59 | 26 | 184 | 177 | 186 | 191 | 203 | 277 | 297 | 355 | 264 | 225 | 235 | 202 | 207 | 181 | 153 | 118 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | SW 7 | S 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 51 | 59 | 41 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SW 7 | S 15 | — | SSE 8 | — | SW 9 | S 9 | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | SW 7 | — | — |
— | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 11 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | — | N 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 |
3 | — | 1 | 15 | 19 | 49 | 77 | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 592 | 592 | 592 | 120 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 607 | 607 |
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