Cow Bay surf break

Cow Bay surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Sunday 03 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
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 2AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 03). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (04 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (04 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sun night, moderate winds from the SW by Mon night).

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
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
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
E
8
2.5
SE
9
1.8
SSE
10
1.2
SE
9
1.2
S
11
1.6
S
11
0.5
E
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1761
1143
614
251
326
577
38
29
25
26
16
16
16
14
16
14
14
14
14
15
6
15
16
16
Wind (km/h)
50
ENE
50
NNW
40
WNW
40
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:56PM1.65m
10:32AM1.47m
10:35PM1.61m
11:14AM1.42m
11:14PM1.55m
11:58AM1.37m
Low Tide
4:18PM0.44m
4:51AM0.24m
4:55PM0.50m
5:29AM0.29m
5:32PM0.55m
6:08AM0.35m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:00
5:58
5:56
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8:20
8:21
8:22
8:22
4
4
2
1
Temp °C
6
4
2
2
4
5
9
10
9
8
8
7
6
8
11
12
10
8
9
9
8
10
12
12
-5
-7
-8
-8
-5
-4
1
3
2
2
3
2
1
3
5
6
3
1
1
2
2
5
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SE
9
1.8
SSE
10
1.6
S
9
1.2
S
11
1.6
S
11
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
Energy kJ
1143
614
459
326
577
28
29
25
26
16
16
16
14
16
14
14
14
14
15
6
15
16
16
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
ENE
8
1.6
E
9
1.2
E
8
0.8
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
SE
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
801
389
201
93
52
38
23
12
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
10
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
321
251
51
26
2
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
E
8
1.6
WNW
5
1.9
W
6
1.6
W
5
1.6
WSW
6
2.1
SW
10
2
SW
10
2.4
SSW
9
2.2
SSW
8
2
SSW
8
2.1
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
9
2.2
SSW
9
2.1
SSW
8
2.1
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
3
SSW
8
3
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
8
2.1
SSW
8
1.8
SSW
8
Energy kJ
1761
128
223
152
171
904
738
844
572
488
559
725
730
626
593
685
810
965
989
949
713
547
424
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
621
592
592
592
608
613
2837
592
2839
592
327
769
769
769
2840
3796
2878
2838
2270
2263
2252
769
2235
1373
Best forecast wave conditions in Nova Scotia
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
9
9
9
6
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