Cow Bay surf break

Cow Bay surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Monday 04 May 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
4.1° 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 7AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 04). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (04 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (04 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSE
10
1.2
SE
10
0.8
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
681
262
93
53
50
29
26
26
15
16
15
15
16
16
14
14
14
6
15
15
16
16
16
15
Wind (km/h)
40
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:56PM1.65m
10:32AM1.47m
10:35PM1.61m
11:14AM1.42m
11:14PM1.55m
11:58AM1.37m
Low Tide
4:51AM0.24m
4:55PM0.50m
5:29AM0.29m
5:32PM0.55m
6:08AM0.35m
6:11PM0.60m
light snow
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:00
5:58
5:56
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8:21
8:22
8:22
1
1
Temp °C
2
2
4
5
9
10
9
8
8
7
6
8
10
11
10
8
8
9
9
10
12
12
12
11
-8
-8
-5
-4
1
3
2
1
2
1
0
2
4
4
3
1
1
3
3
5
7
7
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSE
10
1.7
SSW
9
0.8
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
Energy kJ
681
528
93
36
50
29
26
26
15
16
15
15
16
16
14
14
14
6
15
15
16
16
16
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
9
1.2
SE
10
0.6
SE
9
0.6
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
SE
8
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
SE
11
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
389
262
65
53
25
23
11
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
10
10
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
9
1
E
9
0.6
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
300
145
68
38
6
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
5
1.9
W
6
2.1
SW
10
2.4
SW
11
2.2
SW
10
2.1
SW
10
2.3
SW
9
2.3
SSW
8
2.1
SSW
8
2.1
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
9
2.2
SSW
9
2.1
SSW
9
2.1
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
8
2
SSW
8
1.8
SSW
8
1.6
SSW
8
1.5
SSW
7
Energy kJ
113
241
977
1250
951
799
805
632
558
638
803
777
641
583
597
736
795
897
836
619
499
398
276
222
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
592
592
607
625
2437
2837
2839
592
2836
769
769
769
2439
2439
2439
2441
2235
1373
2235
769
979
1373
769
979
Best forecast wave conditions in Nova Scotia
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
5
8
5
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