
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (29 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 8AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thu 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
475 | 468 | 461 | 454 | 384 | 390 | 158 | 143 | 154 | 156 | 111 | 104 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 74 | 80 | 178 | 137 | 139 | 58 | 55 | 36 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:20AM3.10m | 10:38PM3.15m | 10:59AM3.14m | 11:14PM3.18m | 11:36AM3.15m | 11:50PM3.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:11AM1.19m | 4:33PM1.17m | 4:48AM1.14m | 5:10PM1.12m | 5:25AM1.09m | 5:45PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:13 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
475 | 468 | 461 | 454 | 384 | 390 | 158 | 109 | 96 | 72 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 80 | 178 | 137 | 139 | 52 | 36 | 36 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NNW 4 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
— | — | 25 | — | — | — | 137 | 143 | 154 | 156 | 111 | 104 | 11 | 98 | 98 | 56 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 55 | 30 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 13 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 99 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 2 | — | E 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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