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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
6.4° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (01 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 2PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thu 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | |
257 | 347 | 459 | 561 | 500 | 440 | 379 | 325 | 277 | 233 | 188 | 118 | 87 | 62 | 48 | 44 | 41 | 39 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 9:32AM1.46m | 9:33PM1.63m | 10:13AM1.45m | 10:13PM1.61m | 10:54AM1.43m | 10:53PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:53AM0.25m | 3:56PM0.50m | 4:31AM0.26m | 4:34PM0.52m | 5:09AM0.28m | 5:13PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | |
— | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:52 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
257 | 347 | 459 | 561 | 500 | 440 | 379 | 325 | 277 | 233 | 188 | 118 | 87 | 62 | 23 | 15 | 41 | 39 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | SW 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 10 | S 9 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
41 | 25 | 12 | 10 | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 33 | 44 | 44 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 8 | — | — | SW 8 | SW 7 | S 7 | — | SW 7 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | — | S 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
— | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | — | 48 | 32 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 |
— | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 327 | 607 | 650 | 1744 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 607 | 1342 | 1598 | 1735 | 1172 | 1163 |
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