
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (05 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 11PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 103mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
6052 | 6982 | 7356 | 7050 | 6539 | 5279 | 5764 | 3304 | 2979 | 2460 | 1985 | 1708 | 1292 | 994 | 822 | 704 | 588 | 555 | 530 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:56PM2.74m | 5:44AM2.74m | 6:22PM2.77m | 7:02AM2.80m | 7:37PM2.91m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:22PM1.18m | 12:00PM1.23m | 00:46AM1.10m | 1:21PM1.12m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 13 | N 8 |
— | — | 7356 | 7050 | 6539 | 5279 | 5764 | 3304 | 953 | 1121 | 1088 | 1708 | 1292 | 994 | 822 | 300 | 252 | 555 | 234 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | NNW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | N 8 | WSW 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | 176 | — | — | 2979 | 2460 | 1985 | 632 | 431 | 325 | 185 | 704 | 588 | 196 | 530 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 9 | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 277 | 190 | 207 | 212 | — | — | 115 | 81 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | — | — |
6052 | 6982 | — | — | — | — | — | 908 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 3 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 190 | 190 | 180 | 190 | 7 | 0 | 169 | 169 | 197 | 204 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 48 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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