Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 6AM is: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 13 | W 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 7 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8411 | 8380 | 6621 | 5050 | 4020 | 2831 | 2057 | 1034 | 824 | 824 | 1894 | 1543 | 1422 | 1451 | 588 | 720 | 1041 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:45AM3.33m | 1:07PM3.21m | 1:25AM3.23m | 1:48PM3.10m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:36PM0.67m | 6:59AM0.65m | 7:15PM0.73m | 7:40AM0.75m | 7:58PM0.84m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 18 | W 13 | W 13 | — | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2831 | 2057 | 1034 | 824 | 824 | 31 | 1543 | 1422 | — | 588 | 411 | 212 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | — | — | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 75 | — | — | 63 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 13 | — | — | W 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 8 |
| kJ | 8411 | 8380 | 6621 | 5050 | 4020 | — | — | 929 | 741 | 555 | 1894 | — | — | 1451 | 329 | 720 | 1041 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 169 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 7 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 190 | 156 | 156 |
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