Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (02 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 10PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the W by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1231 | 514 | 437 | 545 | 715 | 739 | 821 | 468 | 356 | 1091 | 1172 | 1045 | 1165 | 1229 | 2422 | 2815 | 3370 | 4245 | 4461 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:48PM3.10m | 2:10AM3.09m | 2:36PM2.97m | 3:07AM2.93m | 3:37PM2.83m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:58PM0.84m | 8:26AM0.90m | 8:50PM0.99m | 9:22AM1.06m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 514 | 437 | 213 | 165 | 739 | 821 | 468 | 356 | 1091 | 1172 | 1045 | 1165 | 860 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NW 7 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 72 | 78 | 158 | 206 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 169 | 346 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 |
1231 | 252 | 373 | 545 | 715 | — | — | — | — | 206 | 183 | 231 | 642 | 1229 | 2422 | 2815 | 3370 | 4245 | 4461 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 122 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 190 | 197 | 210 | 207 | 227 | 213 | 202 |
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