
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 1AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.0m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1014 | 991 | 978 | 953 | 929 | 880 | 886 | 1554 | 1382 | 1240 | 1106 | 951 | 724 | 613 | 514 | 204 | 192 | 141 | 150 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:12AM3.28m | 12:30PM3.18m | 00:49AM3.14m | 1:06PM3.06m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:03PM0.53m | 6:24AM0.57m | 6:39PM0.64m | 7:00AM0.71m | 7:16PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
1014 | 893 | 731 | 715 | 621 | 482 | 367 | 1554 | 1382 | 1240 | 1106 | 951 | 724 | 613 | 514 | 128 | 125 | 123 | 150 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
1003 | 991 | 978 | 953 | 929 | 880 | 886 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 204 | 192 | 141 | 99 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 122 | 48 | 48 | 1 | 122 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 0 | 0 |
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