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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
15.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today?
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 5PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thu 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 20 | W 20 | W 11 | W 11 | W 18 | W 18 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | |
1240 | 1075 | 849 | 812 | 700 | 599 | 499 | 476 | 365 | 294 | 289 | 236 | 228 | 220 | 205 | 198 | 194 | 184 | 188 | 230 | 225 | 155 | 168 | 227 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:36AM2.98m | 8:04PM2.92m | 8:26AM3.06m | 8:50PM3.01m | 9:09AM3.12m | 9:30PM3.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:51PM1.01m | 2:14AM1.03m | 2:39PM0.94m | 2:59AM0.93m | 3:19PM0.88m | 3:39AM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | |
— | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 |
1240 | 1075 | 849 | 812 | 700 | 599 | 499 | 476 | 365 | 294 | 289 | 236 | 228 | 220 | 205 | 198 | 191 | 181 | 188 | 133 | 127 | 153 | 168 | 227 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | — | — | N 18 | N 13 | N 13 | W 18 | W 18 | W 26 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 17 |
4 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 25 | 50 | 91 | 90 | 133 | 196 | 194 | 184 | 167 | 230 | 225 | 155 | 115 | 210 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 18 | N 18 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | W 24 | W 24 | W 16 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | N 16 | N 16 | W 17 | W 17 | WSW 12 |
— | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 44 | 5 | 17 | 42 | 42 | 20 | 63 | 59 | 59 | 5 | 5 | 154 | 151 | 115 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 7 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 113 | 173 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 128 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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