Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 12AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 97mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue night, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | W 9 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
941 | 848 | 2722 | 2436 | 2245 | 1975 | 2091 | 617 | 608 | 620 | 827 | 822 | 807 | 631 | 456 | 465 | 256 | 337 | 818 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:17PM2.94m | 9:38AM2.97m | 9:55PM3.09m | 10:15AM3.09m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:10PM1.19m | 3:29AM1.11m | 3:49PM1.04m | 4:06AM0.95m | 4:24PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 9 |
500 | 563 | — | 2436 | 2245 | 1975 | — | 617 | 608 | 421 | 345 | 822 | 807 | 631 | 456 | 465 | 256 | 337 | 818 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | NW 8 | W 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 222 | 208 | 160 | 157 | 110 | 101 | 239 | 155 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 99 | 101 | 86 | 131 | 181 | 170 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 9 | W 14 | — | — | — | W 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | ESE 2 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 |
941 | 848 | 2722 | — | — | — | 2091 | 540 | 509 | 620 | 827 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 302 | 343 | 367 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 177 | 173 | 156 | 169 | 136 | 136 | 122 | 122 | 180 | 214 | 153 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 86 | 128 | 0 |
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