
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (10 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 19s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 11PM is: 1.8m 19s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | W 10 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
919 | 1070 | 2159 | 2669 | 6275 | 5876 | 5320 | 4423 | 4014 | 4025 | 1916 | 2027 | 6853 | 7492 | 7062 | 6385 | 6251 | 2114 | 1916 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:14PM3.38m | 10:38AM3.29m | 10:56PM3.42m | 11:18AM3.31m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05PM0.58m | 4:28AM0.46m | 4:46PM0.49m | 5:08AM0.43m | 5:25PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | WSW 16 | W 16 | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 |
919 | 1070 | 1069 | 1060 | 6275 | 5876 | 5320 | 4423 | 4014 | 4025 | 1916 | 2027 | — | — | 7062 | 6385 | 6251 | 2114 | 1916 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | W 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
744 | 1048 | 2159 | 2669 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
517 | 360 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | WSW 10 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1064 | 1608 | 6853 | 7492 | — | — | — | 1664 | 1493 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 122 | 122 | 220 | 220 | 153 |
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