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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
3.4° 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 11AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 03). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (03 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 6 | E 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | S 10 | E 8 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
249 | 153 | 109 | 90 | 286 | 466 | 2011 | 1604 | 1762 | 1057 | 92 | 53 | 40 | 40 | 45 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:19PM1.68m | 9:53AM1.51m | 9:56PM1.65m | 10:32AM1.47m | 10:35PM1.61m | 11:14AM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:14AM0.21m | 4:18PM0.44m | 4:51AM0.24m | 4:55PM0.50m | 5:29AM0.29m | 5:32PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | -1 | -5 | -7 | -4 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 6 | SW 5 | — | ESE 9 | SE 9 | S 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
249 | 153 | 109 | 90 | 1 | 1 | — | 1604 | 1762 | 1057 | 730 | 584 | 40 | 40 | 45 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 14 | — | — | SSE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | — | SSE 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 11 | — |
8 | 89 | 80 | 78 | 4 | — | — | 663 | 270 | 136 | 92 | 53 | 35 | 23 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 8 | E 6 | E 8 | — | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 6 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
8 | — | — | 4 | 286 | 466 | 2011 | — | 62 | 181 | 76 | 172 | 999 | 750 | 826 | 651 | 500 | 547 | 656 | 656 | 574 | 583 | 596 | 685 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 120 | 636 | 621 | 618 | 592 | 592 | 592 | 592 | 607 | 625 | 2437 | 592 | 615 | 592 | 769 | 769 | 769 | 327 | 2652 | 979 | 1045 | 2837 |
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