Cow Bay surf break

Cow Bay surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Thursday 02 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
1.1° 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 11AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am April 02). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (02 Apr)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (02 Apr)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
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 (?)
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
SE
1.6
SE
1.3
SSW
1
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
NE
Period(s) (?)998775665565666667777776
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)006648527992856970749110014315920611783513526151519
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
S
20
SW
20
SW
25
W
30
NNW
35
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:01AM
1.61
9:15PM
1.72
9:39AM
1.59
9:50PM
1.71
10:17AM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:26AM
0.17
3:36PM
0.24
4:04AM
0.16
4:12PM
0.29
4:41AM
0.18
4:47PM
0.35
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise---6:52-------6:50-------6:50----
Sunset------7:40-------7:43-------7:44-
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------2--------
Temp. °C-3-4-4-3-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-2-1-1124591-111-3
Feels °C (?)-10-11-10-9-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-5-2-104-7-10-6-5-8
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