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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
7.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (30 May):
- 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 10PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | - | - |
| 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 ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
306 | 257 | 169 | 136 | 136 | 86 | 68 | 57 | 99 | 151 | 188 | 375 | 223 | 234 | 260 | 304 | 372 | 397 | 408 | 307 | 305 | 266 | 223 | 184 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 8:14PM1.63m | 8:52AM1.46m | 8:54PM1.64m | 9:32AM1.46m | 9:33PM1.63m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:38PM0.47m | 3:14AM0.25m | 3:17PM0.48m | 3:53AM0.25m | 3:56PM0.50m | 4:31AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
— | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SSW 7 | ENE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
306 | 257 | 169 | 136 | 136 | 86 | 68 | 57 | 5 | 26 | 188 | 205 | 223 | 234 | 260 | 304 | 372 | 397 | 408 | 307 | 305 | 266 | 223 | 184 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 9 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 7 | — | S 7 |
20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 38 | 57 | 44 | 39 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | — | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 9 | S 15 | S 8 | S 9 | S 15 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 9 | — | — | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 20 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | N 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | — | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 |
1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 38 | 99 | 151 | — | 375 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 7 | 7 | 241 | 0 | 0 | 592 | 592 | 592 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 241 | 299 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 |
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