Cow Bay surf break

Cow Bay surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Wednesday 01 Apr 2026 ADT
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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
1.3° 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 5PM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm April 01). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)--
Afternoon (01 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Evening (01 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.1
E
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
0.7
SSE
0.9
ENE
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
SE
1.4
ESE
1.2
ESE
1
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)555599756666666666677777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)42210046427212011610510492106113148202226175129885337
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
10
W
15
NW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
10
S
20
SW
25
SW
25
W
35
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
oncrosscrosscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:40PM
1.71
9:01AM
1.61
9:15PM
1.72
9:39AM
1.59
9:50PM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:59PM
0.21
3:26AM
0.17
3:36PM
0.24
4:04AM
0.16
4:12PM
0.29
4:41AM
0.18
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise-------6:52-------6:50-------6:50
Sunset--7:39-------7:40-------7:43-----
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
3------------------3----
Temp. °C3640-3-4-3-3-1-1-2-2-3-4-3-3-2-1124595
Feels °C (?)-13-1-6-9-11-10-9-7-7-8-7-9-10-9-10-9-7-5-2-1-14-3
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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