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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
7.9° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than 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: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (24 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wed 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | |
12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 148 | 508 | 829 | 817 | 703 | 626 | 517 | 460 | 411 | 313 | 265 | 223 | 187 | 149 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:59PM1.49m | 4:14AM1.37m | 4:52PM1.51m | 5:13AM1.36m | 5:38PM1.54m | 6:04AM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:44AM0.31m | 10:27PM0.44m | 10:42AM0.36m | 11:28PM0.41m | 11:36AM0.40m | 00:23AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | |
— | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 829 | 817 | 703 | 626 | 517 | 460 | 411 | 313 | 265 | 223 | 187 | 149 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 18 | SE 18 | S 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | E 13 | S 11 | E 13 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 8 | E 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
3 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 18 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | — | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | SW 8 |
12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ESE 4 |
1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 30 | 148 | 508 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 18 | 20 | 31 | 17 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1142 | 1056 | 1342 | 1369 | 777 | 769 | 646 | 592 | 531 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 124 | 592 | 592 |
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