Cow Bay surf break

Cow Bay surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Wednesday 06 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
3.8° 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 11PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)--
Afternoon (06 May)--
Evening (06 May)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
9
0.6
SE
6
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
1.7
S
6
2
S
6
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
8
1.1
SE
6
1.9
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.1
SE
7
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
25
15
15
200
328
31
32
88
377
310
106
255
252
263
211
206
186
182
157
150
150
129
129
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
30
S
20
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:57PM1.48m
12:47PM1.32m
00:44AM1.42m
1:42PM1.29m
1:39AM1.37m
2:42PM1.30m
Low Tide
6:11PM0.60m
6:50AM0.40m
6:56PM0.65m
7:35AM0.43m
7:47PM0.67m
8:23AM0.45m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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5:56
5:54
5:52
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8:22
8:24
8:25
8:27
1
7
11
4
Temp °C
12
11
10
11
10
10
10
8
7
8
8
7
5
9
11
12
12
10
8
5
5
8
12
11
8
7
6
5
4
3
4
3
4
6
5
4
1
5
5
6
7
7
3
1
1
4
7
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
9
0.6
SE
6
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
8
1.5
SSW
7
1.9
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.3
SSW
8
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.3
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
8
1
SSW
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
Energy kJ
16
25
15
15
15
15
31
32
250
377
310
186
255
252
263
211
206
169
146
150
120
150
129
129
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.3
ESE
9
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
1.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
12
0.4
ESE
8
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SSW
8
1
SSW
7
0.6
S
7
0.1
SW
10
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
8
0.9
SSW
8
0.1
S
17
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
5
15
5
5
4
4
4
4
88
5
20
106
138
111
37
4
186
182
157
150
103
6
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
12
0.5
ESE
8
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
12
0.6
ESE
7
0.4
E
7
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
3
5
3
32
2
5
37
16
4
4
4
4
1
3
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
7
1.5
S
6
1.7
S
6
2
S
6
2.1
S
7
2
S
7
2
SW
8
0.8
SW
8
1.2
SW
8
1.3
SSW
8
1.6
SW
7
1.2
SW
6
0.8
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
8
Energy kJ
376
256
245
194
200
328
414
400
446
93
164
187
262
102
74
88
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
979
979
963
592
517
517
592
592
97
0
0
0
0
0
592
299
2
0
23
0
0
0
327
327
Best forecast wave conditions in Nova Scotia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
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