Cobden Breakwater 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (06 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 6PM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	16s
Afternoon (06 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	15s
Evening (06 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	15s

Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 6					Tuesday 7								Wednesday 8								Thu 9
	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
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 16	W 16	W 15	W 15	W 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 12	WSW 13	WSW 15	WSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	4084	3567	2981	2682	2043	1703	1310	874	943	633	534	331	342	249	238	183	206	390	422	408	486	1162	1623	1330
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			2:49PM2.91m					3:08AM2.97m				3:38PM2.85m				4:01AM2.91m				4:35PM2.81m				5:03AM2.88m
Low Tide	8:40AM0.97m				8:58PM1.04m					9:28AM0.99m				9:49PM1.07m				10:21AM1.01m				10:48PM1.10m


	8:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:03
	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	5:16
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	8	11	12	9	8	7	7	7	7	11	11	8	7	7	7	7	7	11	12	10	9	8	7	6
Feels °C	2	5	7	3	3	2	2	2	3	6	6	4	3	4	3	3	3	6	7	5	5	4	2	1
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 16	W 16	W 15	W 15	W 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 12	WSW 13	WSW 15	WSW 15
kJ	4084	3567	2981	2682	2043	1703	1310	874	943	633	534	331	342	249	238	183	206	390	422	408	486	1162	1623	1330
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	N 8	N 7	—	N 8	NNE 9	N 9	NNE 9	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 7	WSW 19	WSW 19	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	W 22	WSW 22
kJ	—	18	10	—	5	8	6	16	13	6	11	12	12	11	11	37	71	106	174	229	269	89	38	91
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 21	W 20	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	8	4	4	1	1	1	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SE 3	—	S 3	SW 4	—	S 4	S 3	SE 3	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 2	ESE 3	SE 3	SE 2	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	2	—	2	12	—	9	6	2	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	1	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	7	85	85	48	0	85	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Clark Island Coromandel	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato
Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	6	7	6	8	8	8	8	7	5	5	5	5	7	9	9	7	5	7	9	9	9

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