Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 9AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 14 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 798 | 580 | 509 | 416 | 327 | 307 | 241 | 361 | 440 | 666 | 1519 | 1544 | 1422 | 1429 | 1621 | 2023 | 2116 | 2192 | 2207 | 3951 | 2530 | 2954 | 4360 | 5532 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 00:21AM3.44m | 12:44PM3.39m | 1:08AM3.39m | 1:30PM3.34m | 2:00AM3.28m | 2:22PM3.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:33AM0.55m | 6:53PM0.56m | 7:20AM0.65m | 7:42PM0.66m | 8:10AM0.80m | 8:38PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 798 | 580 | 509 | 416 | 327 | 307 | 241 | 361 | 318 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 27 | 471 | 360 | 277 | 163 | 132 | 173 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 13 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 144 | 119 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 14 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 |
| kJ | 614 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 266 | 440 | 666 | 1519 | 1544 | 1422 | 1429 | 1621 | 2023 | 2116 | 2192 | 2207 | 3951 | 2530 | 2954 | 4360 | 5532 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 85 | 38 | 85 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 172 | 201 | 168 | 156 | 169 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 169 | 163 | 153 | 153 | 169 |
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