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Cow Bay Surf Forecast
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Cow Bay surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 ADT
How big are the waves at Cow Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 3PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
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 kJ (?) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 39 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 32 | 42 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 49 | 45 | 54 | 32 | 31 | 40 | 46 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:30PM 1.53 | 7:10AM 1.52 | 7:17PM 1.57 | 7:48AM 1.59 | 7:59PM 1.60 | 8:24AM 1.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:47PM 0.45 | 1:15AM 0.25 | 1:39PM 0.37 | 2:01AM 0.21 | 2:24PM 0.30 | 2:41AM 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 |
| Sunset | - | - | 7:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Nova Scotia
Continuing clean conditions at Cow Bay (calm at SHIP6784 5 km from Cow Bay). 0.4m 7s swell from the S with a 0.2m 9s swell from the SSE and a 0.2m 7s swell from the E. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
3 h 22 min ago
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