
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (17 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 11PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
217 | 176 | 180 | 170 | 170 | 73 | 122 | 144 | 133 | 102 | 91 | 134 | 269 | 234 | 292 | 280 | 207 | 243 | 232 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:41PM2.66m | 4:24AM2.56m | 4:44PM2.55m | 5:31AM2.49m | 5:58PM2.51m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04PM1.27m | 10:31AM1.33m | 11:12PM1.34m | 11:41AM1.37m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 7 |
217 | 176 | 180 | 170 | 170 | 57 | 122 | 144 | 133 | 102 | 71 | 63 | 92 | 118 | 121 | 280 | 207 | 243 | 183 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | WSW 13 |
2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 73 | 74 | 7 | 32 | 46 | 54 | 134 | 269 | 234 | 292 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 232 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | N 17 | N 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | — | — | — | N 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 5 | 59 | 91 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 147 | 154 | 178 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 163 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 202 | 206 | 206 | 0 |
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