Cow Bay surf break

Cow Bay surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 18 Feb 2026 AST
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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
0.9° 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 7PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Afternoon (18 Feb)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (18 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
ESE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.1
E
Period(s) (?)101010101010101010101010101010121111121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)763659496360296206168987148303018181815222311121212113
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:28AM
1.71
8:56PM
1.70
9:08AM
1.71
9:34PM
1.74
9:49AM
1.67
10:13PM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:03PM
0.13
3:22AM
0.23
3:39PM
0.13
4:04AM
0.19
4:17PM
0.15
4:48AM
0.18
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise-------7:07-------7:05-------7:05
Sunset--5:45-------5:46-------5:47-----
light snow
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121-2-2-3-3-3-100-2-3-4-5-6-300-4-9-10-10-10
Feels °C (?)-5-4-5-8-8-10-10-10-8-6-5-7-9-9-11-11-7-5-4-9-16-17-18-18
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