Cow Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.61° N 63.43° W

Cow Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cow Bay sea temperature is
17.9°C
1.6° 

Cow Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 7AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (23 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (23 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
5
1.4
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.7
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
ESE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.4
SSE
7
1
SE
7
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
S
7
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.6
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
110
129
175
219
182
167
178
131
92
66
54
43
125
82
158
88
96
90
107
81
62
39
67
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:26AM1.23m
5:30PM1.41m
6:19AM1.30m
6:22PM1.47m
7:05AM1.37m
7:08PM1.53m
Low Tide
11:32PM0.51m
11:38AM0.68m
00:31AM0.47m
12:37PM0.63m
1:19AM0.40m
1:26PM0.56m
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:05
8:02
 mm
2
6
11
18
5
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
18
18
19
20
21
21
22
21
21
21
20
20
20
23
21
20
19
19
19
19
23
24
22
20
Feels °C
17
16
18
19
21
22
23
23
23
23
21
21
21
24
22
21
21
21
20
20
22
21
20
19
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