Cow Bay surf break

Cow Bay surfForecast / Nova Scotia / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Thursday 07 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
3.8° 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 6AM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)6.5ft (2.0m)6s
Afternoon (07 May)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (07 May)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu morning, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
9
1.6
S
6
1.9
S
6
2
S
6
2.2
S
7
1.3
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.7
S
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
181
275
328
440
145
126
116
310
153
227
281
241
206
186
186
182
154
123
123
126
135
135
119
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
30
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WNW
10
W
5
W
10
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:57PM1.48m
12:47PM1.32m
00:44AM1.42m
1:42PM1.29m
1:39AM1.37m
2:42PM1.30m
Low Tide
6:50AM0.40m
6:56PM0.65m
7:35AM0.43m
7:47PM0.67m
8:23AM0.45m
8:45PM0.66m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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5:56
5:54
5:52
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8:24
8:25
8:27
1
3
5
13
1
Temp °C
10
11
10
10
10
9
8
9
8
6
5
8
11
12
12
9
6
5
5
9
12
12
11
9
6
6
4
3
4
5
5
7
5
3
2
4
6
6
6
5
1
1
1
5
7
6
6
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
1.3
SE
6
1.5
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.7
S
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.4
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
7
1
ESE
9
1
SSW
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
Energy kJ
15
15
15
12
37
145
222
193
310
153
227
281
241
206
186
180
168
154
123
123
126
135
135
119
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.3
ESE
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
1.3
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
0.3
ESE
8
1.1
SW
8
1
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
SW
10
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
SSW
8
0.1
S
18
0.1
SE
13
0.3
SSE
8
Energy kJ
5
5
14
4
4
126
116
11
129
117
61
1
4
186
182
123
91
6
7
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.5
E
6
0.2
E
8
0.6
SW
8
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
4
5
5
5
5
19
4
45
4
4
4
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
7
1.6
S
6
1.9
S
6
2
S
6
2.2
S
7
1.7
SSW
7
1.5
SW
8
0.5
WNW
4
1.1
SW
7
1.3
SW
8
1.4
SSW
7
1.6
SW
7
1.1
SW
6
1.2
SSW
7
1.2
SW
8
0.9
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
7
1
SSW
7
Energy kJ
238
181
275
328
440
294
250
7
121
191
202
244
83
146
169
88
88
86
104
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
647
517
517
517
592
592
97
0
0
0
0
0
97
299
241
0
2
0
0
0
327
327
327
327
Best forecast wave conditions in Nova Scotia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
4
4
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