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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
4.9° 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 10AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (13 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 7 | WSW 5 | SE 10 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | |
34 | 25 | 15 | 28 | 17 | 28 | 64 | 92 | 64 | 44 | 74 | 72 | 78 | 81 | 90 | 114 | 171 | 590 | 1301 | 1536 | 1343 | 1340 | 1027 | 872 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:46AM1.45m | 6:10PM1.67m | 6:39AM1.53m | 6:56PM1.78m | 7:29AM1.60m | 7:43PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:46PM0.39m | 11:52AM0.34m | 00:40AM0.25m | 12:45PM0.29m | 1:33AM0.13m | 1:38PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 8 |
1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SW 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SW 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
34 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 26 | 30 | 22 | 40 | 37 | 74 | 72 | 78 | 81 | 11 | 81 | 76 | — | 1301 | 1536 | 1083 | 1340 | 1027 | 872 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SW 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 7 | E 12 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | ESE 10 | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 |
21 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 44 | — | — | — | 72 | — | 11 | 5 | — | 18 | 308 | 1343 | 758 | 612 | 421 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | E 12 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
27 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 6 | 11 | 28 | 47 | 28 | 64 | 92 | 64 | 43 | 18 | 22 | 36 | 49 | 90 | 114 | 171 | 590 | 160 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 124 | 97 | 97 | 2160 | 1933 | 1842 | 327 | 327 | 327 | 327 | 327 | 748 | 883 | 744 | 744 | 646 | 120 | 77 | 120 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
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