Cow Bay surf break

Cow Bay surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Tuesday 12 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
5.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cow Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 9PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)--
Afternoon (12 May)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (12 May)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu night).

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.9
SW
4
1
SW
4
1.1
SW
6
1.1
SW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.6
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
10
1.5
SSE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
2
ESE
6
2.5
SE
9
3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
34
33
34
34
25
15
22
26
27
40
80
83
42
69
78
100
103
138
169
188
325
1081
1303
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
25
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ENE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:24PM1.55m
5:46AM1.45m
6:10PM1.67m
6:39AM1.53m
6:56PM1.78m
7:29AM1.60m
Low Tide
10:59AM0.39m
11:46PM0.39m
11:52AM0.34m
00:40AM0.25m
12:45PM0.29m
1:33AM0.13m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:47
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:31
8:32
8:34
1
1
Temp °C
7
6
10
8
6
5
4
7
10
12
9
10
9
9
10
11
13
12
8
8
8
9
9
9
2
0
6
4
2
0
-2
1
3
6
3
5
5
6
7
7
8
7
2
3
1
4
4
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
10
0.9
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.4
SW
6
1.2
SSE
9
2.5
SE
9
3
SE
9
Energy kJ
51
34
33
34
34
25
14
22
26
26
29
32
38
42
69
78
100
103
57
22
9
232
1081
1303
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
38
24
26
28
21
14
10
9
16
15
4
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SW
6
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
31
21
18
27
27
16
15
10
5
5
3
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.5
W
3
0.6
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.7
SW
6
0.9
SW
4
1
SW
4
1.1
SW
6
1.1
SW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.5
SSE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
2
ESE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.6
NE
6
Energy kJ
4
5
2
5
18
22
38
27
40
80
83
39
29
28
62
83
138
169
188
325
148
176
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
Distance (km)
0
2
0
0
0
124
97
618
1730
1842
1575
327
0
327
327
327
852
748
906
791
769
120
120
120
Best forecast wave conditions in Nova Scotia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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