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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
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 9PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 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 (04 May) | - | - |
| 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | |
28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 160 | 170 | 184 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 10:32AM1.47m | 10:35PM1.61m | 11:14AM1.42m | 11:14PM1.55m | 11:58AM1.37m | 11:57PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:55PM0.50m | 5:29AM0.29m | 5:32PM0.55m | 6:08AM0.35m | 6:11PM0.60m | 6:50AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | |
— | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 24 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 11 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 9 | S 16 | — | ESE 8 | S 15 |
25 | 20 | 12 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 5 | — | 24 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | S 12 | S 16 | — | — | — | S 14 |
— | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
1008 | 741 | 723 | 584 | 500 | 559 | 692 | 759 | 626 | 534 | 516 | 581 | 661 | 789 | 751 | 672 | 533 | 393 | 349 | 256 | 219 | 160 | 170 | 184 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 625 | 2837 | 615 | 769 | 2836 | 769 | 769 | 769 | 1139 | 979 | 2439 | 2441 | 2278 | 1772 | 2238 | 2278 | 2266 | 1373 | 1373 | 1358 | 769 | 592 | 517 | 592 |
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