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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 2PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (07 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu morning, light winds from the NW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 6 | S 6 | ESE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | |
275 | 402 | 47 | 99 | 128 | 113 | 138 | 131 | 260 | 287 | 269 | 211 | 211 | 186 | 182 | 157 | 150 | 126 | 132 | 121 | 121 | 99 | 99 | 96 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 12:47PM1.32m | 00:44AM1.42m | 1:42PM1.29m | 1:39AM1.37m | 2:42PM1.30m | 2:42AM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:50AM0.40m | 6:56PM0.65m | 7:35AM0.43m | 7:47PM0.67m | 8:23AM0.45m | 8:45PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | |
— | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:28 | |
1 | 3 | 4 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
15 | 19 | 47 | 99 | 128 | 113 | 138 | 131 | 260 | 287 | 269 | 211 | 211 | 135 | 160 | 154 | 123 | 126 | 132 | 121 | 121 | 99 | 99 | 96 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 14 | S 15 | ESE 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 8 | — | S 8 | SSW 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 13 | — | SE 13 | SSW 7 | SE 13 |
— | 8 | 4 | 37 | 173 | 138 | 110 | 107 | 96 | 69 | — | 1 | 10 | 186 | 182 | 157 | 150 | 91 | 4 | 3 | — | 7 | 42 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 8 | S 7 | — | — | S 8 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | S 13 | S 17 | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 16 |
— | — | — | 8 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 38 | 5 | 34 | — | — | 5 | 20 | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | 7 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 7 | — | SW 6 | — | SW 8 | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 |
275 | 402 | 402 | 211 | 243 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 91 | 151 | 160 | — | 102 | — | 191 | — | 74 | 88 | 107 | 131 | 42 | 89 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 517 | 517 | 592 | 592 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 299 | 299 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 327 | 327 | 1707 | 327 | 327 | 592 |
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