Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 6PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 306 | 204 | 452 | 976 | 812 | 2203 | 2701 | 3344 | 3704 | 6715 | 6625 | 5266 | 4284 | 3423 | 2677 | 2277 | 1719 | 1387 | 1141 | 987 | 1090 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:36AM2.69m | 7:06PM2.69m | 7:37AM2.74m | 8:07PM2.77m | 8:32AM2.83m | 8:58PM2.89m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:49PM1.46m | 1:25AM1.45m | 1:53PM1.45m | 2:22AM1.40m | 2:49PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | NNW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 306 | 204 | 439 | 976 | 812 | 2203 | 2701 | 3344 | 3704 | 6715 | 6625 | 5266 | 4284 | 3423 | 2677 | 2277 | 1719 | 1387 | 1141 | 987 | 1090 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | W 9 | W 18 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 7 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 159 | 202 | 158 | 287 | 220 | 186 | 151 | 151 | 128 | 40 | 39 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WNW 8 | — | W 17 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 149 | 120 | — | 373 | 620 | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 452 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 180 | 204 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
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