Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 7AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the W by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 11 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
458 | 458 | 471 | 431 | 443 | 437 | 336 | 336 | 269 | 210 | 184 | 229 | 319 | 388 | 842 | 1066 | 1568 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:45AM2.59m | 5:12PM2.55m | 5:55AM2.55m | 6:28PM2.55m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:23PM1.36m | 10:53AM1.43m | 11:36PM1.46m | 12:08PM1.50m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 13 | W 11 | WSW 16 |
458 | 458 | 471 | 431 | 443 | 437 | 336 | 336 | 269 | 210 | 184 | 229 | 319 | 388 | 90 | 1066 | 86 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | — | W 18 | W 20 | W 13 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | W 20 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | 27 | 30 | 89 | 72 | 123 | 67 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | NW 4 | WNW 10 | NNW 6 | WNW 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 35 | 842 | 142 | 1568 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 128 | 190 | 190 | 190 |
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