Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 8PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the W by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 8 | W 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
443 | 417 | 336 | 336 | 269 | 210 | 195 | 229 | 242 | 381 | 452 | 766 | 1204 | 1225 | 1928 | 4949 | 8342 | 10096 | 11086 | 12741 | 14300 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:12PM2.55m | 5:55AM2.55m | 6:28PM2.55m | 7:04AM2.59m | 7:37PM2.64m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:53AM1.43m | 11:36PM1.46m | 12:08PM1.50m | 00:50AM1.47m | 1:23PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||
7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 20 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
443 | 417 | 336 | 336 | 269 | 210 | 195 | 229 | 242 | 381 | 452 | 766 | 67 | 1225 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | — | W 18 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 19 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | — | 27 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 123 | 51 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 19 | WSW 19 | — | — | W 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 65 | 71 | — | — | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 6 | WNW 8 | NNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 145 | 1204 | 314 | 1928 | 4949 | 8342 | 10096 | 11086 | 12741 | 14300 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 122 | 169 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 213 | 214 | 213 | 213 | 210 | 173 |
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