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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
4.1° 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 6AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 09). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | |
211 | 207 | 202 | 190 | 165 | 138 | 121 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 156 | 138 | 256 | 320 | 420 | 498 | 637 | 725 | 784 | 850 | 807 | 686 | 450 | 392 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | off | |
High Tide | 1:39AM1.37m | 2:42PM1.30m | 2:42AM1.34m | 3:41PM1.35m | 3:48AM1.34m | 4:35PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23AM0.45m | 8:45PM0.66m | 9:14AM0.45m | 9:46PM0.60m | 10:06AM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 7 | SE 16 | SE 16 | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 15 | SE 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
169 | 161 | 202 | 190 | 165 | 138 | 121 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 68 | 14 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 23 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 807 | 686 | 450 | 392 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 16 | SE 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
211 | 207 | 149 | 122 | 125 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 60 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 117 | 108 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 11 |
39 | 23 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | S 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 146 | 153 | 209 | 42 | 143 | 156 | 138 | 256 | 320 | 420 | 498 | 637 | 725 | 784 | 850 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 327 | 327 | 959 | 327 | 327 | 327 | 615 | 650 | 608 | 615 | 647 | 592 | 592 | 592 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 607 | 77 | 0 |
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