Cow Bay surf break

Cow Bay surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Monday 11 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
5.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cow Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 3AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (12 May)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (12 May)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
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)
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
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)
1.7
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1
SSE
8
1
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.7
WSW
5
0.7
SW
6
0.8
SW
6
1.1
SW
4
1.3
SW
5
1.3
SW
6
1.1
SW
6
0.9
SSW
5
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
371
306
133
134
76
47
41
45
33
34
34
18
21
37
43
43
87
108
80
51
44
65
75
76
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
S
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:35PM1.44m
4:50AM1.38m
5:24PM1.55m
5:46AM1.45m
6:10PM1.67m
6:39AM1.53m
Low Tide
10:48PM0.51m
10:59AM0.39m
11:46PM0.39m
11:52AM0.34m
00:40AM0.25m
12:45PM0.29m
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:29
8:30
8:31
8:32
1
1
1
3
2
2
Temp °C
9
10
10
8
7
6
7
9
11
9
7
5
4
7
11
12
10
10
10
9
9
11
12
11
7
8
8
5
2
0
2
4
7
6
4
0
-1
1
4
6
4
5
5
6
6
6
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1
SSE
8
1
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
Energy kJ
371
306
133
134
76
47
35
45
33
34
34
18
14
24
39
43
46
29
23
39
44
65
75
76
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
8
1.1
SSW
8
1.1
SSW
8
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.6
SSW
8
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.4
SE
7
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
207
164
157
65
68
44
41
24
26
28
21
14
15
9
16
4
4
4
18
3
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
SSW
8
0.7
SSW
8
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
E
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SSE
7
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
8
8
89
84
52
40
31
21
18
17
27
7
10
16
9
4
3
3
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
2
0.5
NNE
3
0.6
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
5
0.7
SW
6
0.8
SW
6
1.1
SW
4
1.3
SW
5
1.3
SW
6
1.1
SW
6
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.8
S
4
1
S
5
1
S
5
Energy kJ
1
5
8
2
1
2
11
21
37
43
41
87
108
80
51
31
26
45
51
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
7
0
0
0
97
97
97
97
1842
241
327
327
327
327
327
942
918
Best forecast wave conditions in Nova Scotia
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
8
8
9
9
9
9
6
9
9
7
7
6
9
8
9
5
5
5
5
5
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