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Cow Bay Surf Forecast
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Cow Bay surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Monday 01 Jun 2026 ADTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
6.4° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (02 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 2AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm June 01). 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 (02 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (02 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thursday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | |
500 | 440 | 434 | 377 | 325 | 228 | 184 | 117 | 85 | 60 | 60 | 44 | 41 | 39 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 38 | 135 | 202 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:33PM1.63m | 10:13AM1.45m | 10:13PM1.61m | 10:54AM1.43m | 10:53PM1.57m | 11:37AM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56PM0.50m | 4:31AM0.26m | 4:34PM0.52m | 5:09AM0.28m | 5:13PM0.55m | 5:47AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 18 |
8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 |
 kJ | 500 | 440 | 434 | 377 | 325 | 228 | 184 | 117 | 85 | 60 | 41 | 25 | 41 | 39 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 135 | 202 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 8 | SW 7 | SSE 7 | SW 7 | S 7 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 10 | S 9 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 7 | SSE 14 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 33 | 47 | 44 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 38 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 8 | — | S 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 7 | S 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | 49 | 31 | 32 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 29 | 51 | 60 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 39 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 241 | 592 | 607 | 618 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 608 | 1373 | 1369 | 1842 | 592 | 592 | 1206 | 1575 | 1575 | 1581 |
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