
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (11 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 11PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
768 | 768 | 768 | 758 | 739 | 693 | 666 | 558 | 551 | 435 | 435 | 423 | 265 | 265 | 204 | 154 | 189 | 1442 | 1679 | 1024 | 872 | 486 | 334 | 402 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:53PM2.99m | 8:22AM3.10m | 8:55PM3.16m | 9:25AM3.23m | 9:53PM3.33m | 10:23AM3.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:35PM0.97m | 2:08AM0.90m | 2:41PM0.88m | 3:10AM0.75m | 3:41PM0.76m | 4:07AM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | |
5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WSW 14 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | WNW 9 |
768 | 768 | 768 | 758 | 739 | 693 | 666 | 558 | 551 | 435 | 435 | 423 | 265 | 265 | 204 | 68 | 189 | 65 | 1679 | 1024 | 872 | 486 | 299 | 402 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 12 | — | — | N 11 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 23 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 154 | 100 | 11 | 51 | 57 | 85 | 238 | 334 | 166 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | W 22 | W 22 | W 20 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 10 | 9 | 31 | 87 | 115 | 106 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 51 | 118 | 160 | 1442 | — | — | — | — | — | 273 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 202 | 190 | 0 | 85 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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