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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
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 2AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 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 (08 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | |
103 | 116 | 132 | 147 | 187 | 320 | 300 | 235 | 211 | 186 | 182 | 178 | 174 | 178 | 161 | 135 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 261 | 86 | 214 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 00:44AM1.42m | 1:42PM1.29m | 1:39AM1.37m | 2:42PM1.30m | 2:42AM1.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:56PM0.65m | 7:35AM0.43m | 7:47PM0.67m | 8:23AM0.45m | 8:45PM0.66m | 9:14AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | |
8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
5 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 7 | ESE 9 | SSE 12 |
103 | 116 | 132 | 147 | 187 | 320 | 300 | 235 | 211 | 168 | 182 | 178 | 162 | 157 | 125 | 135 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 13 | 86 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 8 | — | SSW 10 | SE 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | SSW 8 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SE 16 | SW 7 | SE 16 |
39 | 140 | 110 | 96 | 55 | 54 | 114 | — | 10 | 186 | 22 | 24 | 174 | 178 | 161 | 7 | 7 | — | 64 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 7 | E 6 | SSW 7 | S 15 | — | — | S 8 | SSW 10 | — | — | SW 11 | S 18 | — | — | — | S 16 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 16 | SE 16 | — |
5 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 20 | — | — | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 5 | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 8 | S 4 | SSE 9 | S 5 | SSE 7 |
193 | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | 133 | 154 | 247 | 173 | 183 | 53 | — | — | 116 | 135 | 131 | 16 | 88 | 22 | 261 | 75 | 214 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 241 | 299 | 299 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 327 | 3138 | 327 | 327 | 327 | 327 | 517 | 592 | 607 | 592 |
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