Cow Bay surf break

Cow Bay surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Friday 17 Apr 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
2.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cow Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 10AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (17 Apr)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.5
E
0.6
ENE
0.8
E
1.2
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)655566666654566666777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15151099666615232271157162190230210216211244221247173
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
30
E
30
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
20
ESE
15
SE
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:41AM
1.69
8:55PM
1.90
9:27AM
1.71
9:39PM
1.92
10:14AM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:49AM
0.07
2:58PM
0.17
3:36AM
-0.00
3:44PM
0.17
4:23AM
-0.03
4:33PM
0.20
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise---6:26-------6:24-------6:22----
Sunset------8:00-------8:00-------8:02-
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C346710121285322532124689777
Feels °C (?)0145810951-2-3-4-2-5-5-6-4-1345333
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