Cow Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.61° N 63.43° W

Issued: 2 am 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cow Bay sea temperature is
9.8° C

Normal for this time of year

Cow Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cow Bay today (17 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cow Bay at 10AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am June 17). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ADT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (17 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (17 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.3
E
6
1
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.6
S
6
1.6
S
7
0.1
SE
13
0.5
SE
6
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
74
76
71
54
54
40
28
24
24
16
13
13
13
8
106
155
233
206
222
7
15
7
7
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
25
SSE
25
S
15
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
9:53PM1.88m
10:39AM1.67m
10:45PM1.81m
11:33AM1.65m
11:39PM1.71m
12:28PM1.62m
Low Tide
4:48AM-0.04m
5:06PM0.25m
5:40AM-0.01m
6:02PM0.28m
6:32AM0.05m
6:58PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:28
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
9:00
9:00
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
15
14
13
17
20
19
17
14
13
11
11
13
15
14
14
12
12
12
13
14
17
18
18
15
Feels °C
13
12
12
15
17
15
15
12
10
9
9
11
13
12
11
9
8
8
11
12
14
14
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
8
1.2
SSW
8
1.2
SSW
8
1.1
SSW
8
1.1
SSW
8
1
SSW
8
1.1
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
8
0.7
SSW
8
0.7
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.1
SE
14
0.3
E
6
0.1
SE
14
0.3
S
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
SE
6
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
216
192
188
149
149
119
138
102
77
58
58
78
57
57
55
8
7
8
15
28
41
15
7
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
64
74
76
71
54
54
40
28
24
24
15
13
13
13
7
2
8
2
7
7
7
7
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
SW
5
0.6
SW
4
0.2
SSE
2
0.4
SSE
3
1
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.6
S
6
1.6
S
7
1.6
SSW
7
1.8
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
7
Energy kJ
2
12
22
16
1
4
106
155
233
206
222
247
316
462
475
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
299
327
327
2308
299
327
127
2278
2278
2235
1167
592
615
608
608
618
608
327
327
327
Best forecast wave conditions in Nova Scotia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Canada
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
8
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
7
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
7
7
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