Cow Bay surf break

Cow Bay surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Saturday 02 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
3.6° 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 4AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (03 May)8ft (2.4m)7s
Evening (03 May)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, near gales from the ENE by Sun afternoon).

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
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
2
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
1
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)
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.4
ESE
8
2.4
E
7
4
E
8
3
SE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
S
10
0.9
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
322
302
249
153
109
142
262
506
2348
1749
1368
1327
132
76
39
59
39
26
26
16
16
16
16
16
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
10
E
20
E
30
E
40
E
55
ENE
35
N
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:19PM1.68m
9:53AM1.51m
9:56PM1.65m
10:32AM1.47m
10:35PM1.61m
11:14AM1.42m
Low Tide
3:42PM0.40m
4:14AM0.21m
4:18PM0.44m
4:51AM0.24m
4:55PM0.50m
5:29AM0.29m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:01
6:00
5:58
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8:19
8:20
8:21
8:22
1
7
6
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
9
8
8
6
7
5
5
5
5
3
3
4
5
9
11
9
7
7
6
5
8
11
12
7
5
4
5
2
2
-2
-4
-7
-3
-6
-6
-5
-4
0
3
2
1
2
1
0
3
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.7
E
9
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
5
3
SE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
S
10
0.9
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
Energy kJ
322
302
249
153
109
78
1
1
1749
1368
1327
132
76
39
59
39
26
26
16
16
16
16
16
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
1.6
SSE
10
2.1
E
9
1.3
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
7
7
8
89
80
4
4
4
490
710
241
89
49
35
6
6
6
6
6
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.1
S
14
2.2
ESE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
7
7
6
4
4
783
73
39
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
3
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
1.1
SE
8
1.4
ESE
8
2.4
E
7
4
E
8
2.2
ENE
9
1.2
WNW
4
1.6
W
5
2.2
SW
11
2.2
SW
11
2.2
SW
10
2.1
SW
9
2.5
SSW
8
2.1
SSW
8
1.9
SSW
8
1.9
SSW
8
2
SSW
8
2
SSW
8
2
SSW
8
2
SSW
8
Energy kJ
6
7
8
142
262
506
2348
724
41
131
1060
1089
932
750
844
623
500
488
550
560
547
521
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
241
299
0
0
120
641
621
618
621
592
592
592
609
625
615
615
618
592
124
769
769
2235
327
592
Best forecast wave conditions in Nova Scotia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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