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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 slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cow Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 8PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 2°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | |
828 | 767 | 654 | 736 | 727 | 712 | 614 | 624 | 598 | 564 | 515 | 515 | 537 | 514 | 523 | 514 | 708 | 929 | 1035 | 1173 | 1121 | 905 | 683 | 587 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:31PM1.64m | 7:57AM1.50m | 8:07PM1.67m | 8:36AM1.52m | 8:43PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:47PM0.33m | 2:21AM0.23m | 2:28PM0.34m | 3:00AM0.20m | 3:06PM0.37m | 3:38AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | |
— | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
-2 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
828 | — | — | 736 | 727 | 712 | 614 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 9 | — | 1121 | 905 | 683 | 587 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | 49 | 34 | 33 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | SSW 7 |
— | 767 | 654 | — | — | — | — | 624 | 598 | 564 | 515 | 515 | 537 | 514 | 523 | 514 | 708 | 929 | 1035 | 1173 | — | — | — | 40 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 620 | 620 | 607 | 620 | 620 | 620 | 592 | 607 | 592 | 531 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 120 | 77 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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