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Cow Bay surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 AST
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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
3.1° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cow Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 11PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 13). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)--
Afternoon (13 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (13 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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 (?)
0.8
SSW
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
1.7
SSW
0.1
E
0.1
SE
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
0.1
E
0.3
SE
1.7
S
2.1
S
2.3
S
2.5
S
1.2
SE
1.8
SSE
1.6
S
2.5
S
1.3
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
0.4
S
Period(s) (?)61414141361310771587778788999913
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4444431793400410306449527689131424363106228132826655
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
40
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
40
SW
45
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:18PM
1.23
4:27AM
1.44
5:12PM
1.27
5:17AM
1.48
6:01PM
1.32
6:04AM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:27PM
0.63
11:28AM
0.46
11:26PM
0.63
12:20PM
0.41
12:18AM
0.60
1:05PM
0.35
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise-----7:47-------7:47-------7:46--
Sunset-------4:57-------4:59--------
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------1-24----1---
Temp. °C22224677666778997555210-1
Feels °C (?)-3-3-3-4-3-101112332311-20-1-4-7-10-12
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