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Cobden Breakwater surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
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Cobden Breakwater surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
14.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today?
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 8AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | |
167 | 329 | 619 | 967 | 1644 | 2490 | 1605 | 1464 | 1009 | 742 | 514 | 446 | 437 | 426 | 522 | 579 | 425 | 590 | 499 | 499 | 418 | 405 | 379 | 206 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | |
High Tide | 1:47AM3.29m | 2:27PM3.16m | 2:49AM3.17m | 3:29PM3.02m | 3:53AM3.05m | 4:31PM2.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:07AM0.79m | 8:34PM0.96m | 9:11AM0.93m | 9:36PM1.09m | 10:16AM1.04m | 10:41PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | |
— | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 15 | WNW 13 | WSW 11 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
167 | 329 | 172 | 408 | 12 | 2490 | 1605 | 1464 | 1009 | 742 | 514 | 440 | 402 | 426 | 522 | 579 | 425 | 590 | 499 | 499 | 418 | 405 | 379 | 206 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 18 | WSW 11 | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | W 18 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 8 | NNW 11 |
73 | 47 | 27 | 25 | 31 | 12 | 345 | 350 | 371 | 585 | 500 | 446 | 25 | 305 | 258 | 201 | 193 | 146 | 143 | 146 | 135 | 106 | 49 | 158 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | N 8 | — | W 18 | — | — | WSW 15 | — | — | NW 14 | — | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | WSW 8 |
29 | 85 | — | — | — | 30 | 12 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 11 | — | 6 | — | — | 169 | — | — | 7 | — | 27 | 69 | 81 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 619 | 967 | 1644 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 437 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 204 | 204 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 48 | 0 |
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