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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
8.1° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (27 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 6PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 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 (27 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (27 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | |
71 | 83 | 107 | 117 | 119 | 306 | 252 | 199 | 185 | 173 | 319 | 247 | 298 | 328 | 351 | 367 | 327 | 383 | 469 | 417 | 417 | 400 | 320 | 262 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:19PM1.56m | 6:50AM1.39m | 6:57PM1.59m | 7:31AM1.42m | 7:36PM1.62m | 8:12AM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:27PM0.43m | 1:11AM0.32m | 1:14PM0.45m | 1:55AM0.28m | 1:57PM0.46m | 2:35AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | |
— | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
57 | 37 | 36 | 50 | 51 | 54 | 252 | 199 | 185 | 173 | 193 | 247 | 298 | 328 | 351 | 367 | 327 | 383 | 469 | 417 | 417 | 400 | 320 | 262 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 7 | SW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SW 8 | SSW 9 |
4 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 70 | 70 | 54 | 53 | 36 | 35 | 25 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 29 | 24 | 31 | 16 | 32 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | ENE 8 | SSW 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | S 12 | SE 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 10 | — |
7 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 9 | — | — | — | N 3 | ENE 8 | WNW 4 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | — | NE 3 |
71 | 83 | 107 | 117 | 119 | 306 | — | — | — | 7 | 319 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 987 | 531 | 987 | 728 | 120 | 120 | 97 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 821 | 772 | 608 | 816 | 127 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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