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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
7.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cow Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 5PM is: 2.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (25 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
28 | 133 | 740 | 1483 | 1031 | 934 | 753 | 691 | 567 | 493 | 409 | 304 | 252 | 208 | 169 | 142 | 41 | 54 | 50 | 69 | 116 | 115 | 113 | 88 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:52PM1.51m | 5:13AM1.36m | 5:38PM1.54m | 6:04AM1.37m | 6:19PM1.56m | 6:50AM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:42AM0.36m | 11:28PM0.41m | 11:36AM0.40m | 00:23AM0.36m | 12:27PM0.43m | 1:11AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | |
— | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | |
1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 16 | — | SE 16 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | E 8 |
10 | 10 | — | 10 | 1031 | 934 | 753 | 691 | 567 | 493 | 409 | 304 | 252 | 208 | 169 | 57 | 32 | 26 | 50 | 52 | 102 | 102 | 82 | 88 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | ESE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 7 |
3 | 3 | — | — | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 48 | 54 | 15 | 69 | 116 | 115 | 113 | 47 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | S 7 | SSW 9 | S 13 | S 16 | SSE 7 |
— | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 32 | 30 | 35 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | S 8 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | — | SE 3 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | — |
28 | 133 | 740 | 1483 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 6 | 142 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 531 | 517 | 592 | 124 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 592 | 124 | 592 | 592 | 769 | 615 | 97 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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