
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (03 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 1AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sun 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
67 | 71 | 50 | 141 | 175 | 157 | 202 | 250 | 289 | 326 | 422 | 1180 | 1432 | 1976 | 1791 | 2328 | 2677 | 3035 | 1410 | 1042 | 815 | 1171 | 1711 | 2054 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 12:12PM3.14m | 00:25AM3.19m | 12:48PM3.10m | 1:02AM3.16m | 1:26PM3.05m | 1:40AM3.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:20PM1.03m | 6:37AM1.01m | 6:55PM1.00m | 7:16AM0.99m | 7:33PM1.00m | 7:57AM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | |
5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNE 9 | N 10 | WNW 10 | N 9 | NNW 9 | W 16 | WNW 10 |
67 | 71 | 48 | 141 | 175 | 157 | 202 | 250 | 289 | 326 | 422 | 1180 | 1432 | 1976 | 1791 | 2328 | 2677 | 600 | 1161 | 1042 | 459 | 340 | 330 | 2054 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 5 | WSW 12 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | W 13 | SW 13 | W 24 | W 23 | W 22 | W 21 | W 20 | W 19 | WNW 11 | N 10 | W 10 | W 16 | — | W 15 |
— | 1 | 50 | 2 | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | 126 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 34 | 123 | 188 | 1410 | 697 | 208 | 343 | — | 371 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 321 | 404 | 390 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 8 | N 9 | NW 11 | — | — | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 338 | 728 | 1862 | 3035 | — | — | 815 | 1171 | 1711 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 197 | 12 | 190 | 190 | 156 | 153 | 156 | 169 |
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