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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
7.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 5AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
696 | 770 | 673 | 587 | 490 | 359 | 306 | 252 | 201 | 136 | 112 | 91 | 76 | 81 | 71 | 124 | 159 | 233 | 245 | 251 | 297 | 325 | 327 | 332 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 7:36PM1.62m | 8:12AM1.44m | 8:14PM1.63m | 8:52AM1.46m | 8:54PM1.64m | 9:32AM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:35AM0.26m | 2:38PM0.47m | 3:14AM0.25m | 3:17PM0.48m | 3:53AM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | |
8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 13 |
1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
696 | 770 | 673 | 587 | 490 | 359 | 306 | 252 | 201 | 136 | 112 | 91 | 76 | 81 | 59 | 38 | 159 | 233 | 245 | 251 | 297 | 325 | 327 | 332 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 |
19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 38 | 55 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | SSW 9 | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 9 | S 15 | SSW 9 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | S 15 | S 10 | — | — | — | — |
4 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 8 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 17 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 |
22 | 22 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | 13 | 28 | 43 | 71 | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 241 | 120 | 121 | 299 | 592 | 120 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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