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Cow Bay surf break

Cow Bay surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 AST
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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
3.1° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cow Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 10AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 13). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (13 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
E
0.1
E
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.4
S
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
1.7
SSW
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.3
SE
1.8
S
1.8
S
2.2
S
2.4
S
2.4
S
1.3
SE
1.5
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
Period(s) (?)1314556814141361010998887787899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)44465557214430447711367362496602636169304408342
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
30
S
20
S
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:34AM
1.42
4:18PM
1.23
4:27AM
1.44
5:12PM
1.27
5:17AM
1.48
6:01PM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:31AM
0.49
10:27PM
0.63
11:28AM
0.46
11:26PM
0.63
12:20PM
0.41
12:18AM
0.60
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
Sunrise-7:48-------7:47-------7:47------
Sunset---4:55-------4:57-------4:59----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------11453----
Temp. °C-1-11222234677666678897642
Feels °C (?)-7-6-5-3-3-4-4-3-3-10101122231-1-2-4-5
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