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Kennington Cove surf break

Kennington Cove surfForecast / Cape Breton Island / Canada

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 08 Jan 2026 AST
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Kennington Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kennington Cove sea temperature is
1.8° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Kennington Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Kennington Cove at 2PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 08). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)7ft (2.2m)10s
Afternoon (08 Jan)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (08 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

Table - waves today at Kennington Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sun
11
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
1.9
S
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
0.9
SE
1
SE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
1
SSW
1.4
SSW
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)11101010109999988888459999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6101035105575923018813816294684841272613278416888878
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
35
S
50
SSW
35
W
35
W
30
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:23AM
1.25
12:01AM
1.30
12:12PM
1.13
12:45AM
1.23
1:04PM
1.02
1:32AM
1.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:00AM
0.27
6:12PM
0.07
6:54AM
0.29
7:00PM
0.19
7:46AM
0.29
7:47PM
0.30
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sun
11
Sunrise-7:39-------7:39-------7:39------
Sunset---4:31-------4:34-------4:35----
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------21-----
Temp. °C212210-1-1-2-10100002463100-1
Feels °C (?)-4-6-6-6-7-7-8-7-8-6-6-4-4-4-6-7-7-7-3-6-8-7-6-6
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