Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 3AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 19 | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | NW 13 | NNW 9 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 372 | 361 | 286 | 282 | 222 | 182 | 167 | 160 | 222 | 280 | 188 | 181 | 178 | 564 | 1841 | 1968 | 1121 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:48PM3.11m | 9:19AM3.15m | 9:44PM3.30m | 10:13AM3.29m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:04AM0.76m | 3:33PM0.76m | 3:58AM0.58m | 4:23PM0.60m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 372 | 361 | 286 | 282 | 222 | 170 | 165 | 61 | 106 | 156 | 169 | 169 | 277 | 564 | 1841 | 1968 | 1121 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 12 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | NW 13 | NW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 62 | 47 | 36 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 121 | 222 | 280 | 188 | 181 | 178 | 428 | 71 | 68 | 367 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 12 | — | WNW 9 | NW 9 | W 16 | W 15 | W 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 73 | 71 | 71 | 26 | 20 | 182 | 167 | 160 | 47 | — | 7 | 22 | 126 | 119 | 30 | 70 | 68 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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