Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 4AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 3°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
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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 13 | NW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 12 | W 12 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 222 | 447 | 1118 | 954 | 306 | 204 | 493 | 761 | 797 | 2002 | 2701 | 6967 | 5894 | 5245 | 6206 | 4969 | 4021 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:01PM2.66m | 6:36AM2.69m | 7:06PM2.69m | 7:37AM2.74m | 8:07PM2.77m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:20AM1.44m | 12:49PM1.46m | 1:25AM1.45m | 1:53PM1.45m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 7 | 16 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 16 | W 16 | NNW 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | 159 | 190 | 1118 | 954 | 285 | 204 | 214 | 761 | 797 | 2002 | 2701 | 94 | 5894 | 5245 | 6206 | 4969 | 4021 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 18 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | W 18 | N 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 222 | 195 | — | — | 306 | 168 | 158 | 287 | 226 | 186 | 186 | — | — | 733 | 15 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WNW 8 | — | W 17 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 236 | 143 | — | 373 | 620 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 77 | 447 | — | — | — | — | 493 | — | — | — | — | 6967 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 210 | 388 | 390 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 48 | 38 | 0 | 190 | 173 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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