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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
6.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cow Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 12AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 10 | S 19 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 18 | SE 9 | SE 18 | SE 18 | |
5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 00:53AM1.60m | 1:52PM1.51m | 1:59AM1.49m | 2:58PM1.49m | 3:08AM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14PM0.39m | 7:47AM0.17m | 8:17PM0.43m | 8:45AM0.24m | 9:23PM0.45m | 9:44AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | |
8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | |
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Temp °C | 15 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 |
10 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
120 | 91 | 88 | 61 | 59 | 43 | 43 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | SE 18 | SE 18 |
3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | — | SE 9 | E 6 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | S 19 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 18 | SE 9 | — | E 13 |
5 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | 7 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | — | — | E 3 | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | WSW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | WSW 3 | SW 6 | SW 3 |
3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1408 | 1403 | 1452 | 1452 | 1464 | 1452 | 1388 | 1366 | 1358 | 1342 | 1369 | 1369 | 1342 | 1342 | 1342 | 1142 | 1142 | 1041 | 1037 |
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