Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (30 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 11PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 582 | 1405 | 1876 | 1714 | 1801 | 2526 | 3665 | 6045 | 8467 | 7995 | 6514 | 4536 | 2802 | 1546 | 949 | 663 | 434 | 384 | 313 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:30PM3.27m | 11:50AM3.21m | 00:03AM3.30m | 12:24PM3.21m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24PM0.94m | 5:41AM0.90m | 5:57PM0.87m | 6:15AM0.83m | 6:30PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | |  |  | | | |  |  |  |  |  | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -2 | -1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 17 | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 313 | 317 | 304 | 299 | 360 | — | — | — | — | — | 6514 | 4536 | 2802 | 1546 | 949 | 663 | 434 | 384 | 313 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | W 20 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 22 | WSW 13 | NNW 7 | W 20 |
| kJ | 122 | 186 | 314 | 307 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 53 | 5 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 20 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | SE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 582 | 1405 | 1876 | 1714 | 1801 | 2526 | 3665 | 6045 | 8467 | 7995 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 190 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 177 | 153 | 197 | 156 | 153 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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