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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
6.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 11AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 31). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (31 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | |
68 | 76 | 57 | 61 | 85 | 183 | 178 | 191 | 212 | 229 | 290 | 372 | 361 | 369 | 314 | 266 | 268 | 219 | 146 | 115 | 85 | 58 | 48 | 47 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:52AM1.46m | 8:54PM1.64m | 9:32AM1.46m | 9:33PM1.63m | 10:13AM1.45m | 10:13PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14AM0.25m | 3:17PM0.48m | 3:53AM0.25m | 3:56PM0.50m | 4:31AM0.26m | 4:34PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | |
— | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:52 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
-2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 9 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 |
68 | 76 | 57 | 39 | 34 | 26 | 178 | 191 | 212 | 229 | 290 | 372 | 361 | 369 | 314 | 266 | 268 | 219 | 146 | 115 | 85 | 58 | 48 | 47 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | S 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 59 | 63 | 65 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 46 | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 7 | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | S 10 | SSE 8 | — | — |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 8 | 6 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
10 | 19 | 29 | 61 | 85 | 183 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 24 | 28 | 19 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 592 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 241 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 592 | 607 | 1369 | 327 | 592 | 97 | 0 |
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