Cow Bay surf break

Cow Bay surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Friday 01 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
3.8° 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 12AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)--
Afternoon (02 May)--
Evening (02 May)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sun afternoon. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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)
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SE
8
1.9
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
2.2
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
1
E
9
2.1
E
6
2.4
ENE
8
2.1
SE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.4
SSE
9
0.9
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
921
530
474
711
673
528
471
392
346
267
217
149
107
78
165
301
691
721
586
333
115
52
24
28
Wind (km/h)
0
SSE
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
SW
20
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
30
ENE
25
N
30
NW
35
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
30
WSW
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
8:43PM1.69m
9:14AM1.52m
9:19PM1.68m
9:53AM1.51m
9:56PM1.65m
10:32AM1.47m
Low Tide
3:06PM0.37m
3:38AM0.19m
3:42PM0.40m
4:14AM0.21m
4:18PM0.44m
4:51AM0.24m
mod rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy snow
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:03
6:01
6:00
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8:16
8:19
8:20
8:21
9
1
9
10
1
1
Temp °C
7
8
9
7
5
7
11
13
11
9
8
7
6
7
6
5
1
2
3
4
5
6
10
11
6
6
5
3
1
2
6
9
5
5
5
4
2
2
0
-2
-6
-6
-5
-3
-2
-2
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SE
8
1.9
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
2.2
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.1
SW
5
1.5
ESE
8
2.1
SE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.4
SSE
9
0.9
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
921
530
474
711
673
528
471
392
346
267
217
149
107
77
65
1
300
721
586
333
115
50
23
28
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
0.4
SW
5
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SE
14
0.1
S
15
1.8
E
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.3
E
9
0.9
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
E
9
Energy kJ
4
439
372
8
7
7
7
8
89
80
78
1
8
4
487
415
247
115
52
24
23
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.4
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.1
SE
12
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
7
7
4
2
1
3
112
6
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.7
WSW
5
0.3
WNW
2
0.5
WSW
5
0.3
SW
2
0.6
SW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
SE
3
1
E
9
2.1
E
6
2.4
ENE
8
1.4
NNW
5
1.4
WNW
5
1.3
W
5
1.9
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
10
2
SSW
10
2
SSW
9
Energy kJ
1
5
23
1
13
1
10
4
5
6
5
165
301
691
91
80
77
815
848
763
660
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
4
4
1
1
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
299
241
299
299
2
299
592
592
120
124
97
592
592
592
625
607
615
Best forecast wave conditions in Nova Scotia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
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