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Cow Bay surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada
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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
7.4° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cow Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 11PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 14 | WSW 4 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 9 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SE 16 | SE 16 | |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 1:52PM1.51m | 1:59AM1.49m | 2:58PM1.49m | 3:08AM1.41m | 3:59PM1.49m | 4:14AM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:17PM0.43m | 8:45AM0.24m | 9:23PM0.45m | 9:44AM0.31m | 10:27PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | |
— | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | |
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Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 9 |
43 | 37 | 32 | 37 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 16 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | SE 9 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | E 14 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | WSW 3 | NW 2 | WSW 4 | WNW 2 | — | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 6 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 3 |
1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1409 | 1472 | 1472 | 9 | 2839 | 1842 | 751 | 2235 | 1842 | 1369 | 769 | 1369 | 1366 | 1366 | 1178 | 1163 | 1011 | 922 | 921 | 724 | 647 | 620 | 607 | 617 |
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