Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (05 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 9PM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Jun) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Mon 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 9 | W 7 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 19 | W 18 | WSW 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
794 | 863 | 844 | 805 | 471 | 490 | 464 | 243 | 311 | 1021 | 711 | 1148 | 1099 | 1124 | 950 | 794 | 617 | 760 | 1537 | 3403 | 3161 | 3052 | 2874 | 2804 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on |
High Tide | 1:50PM2.89m | 2:05AM2.91m | 2:36PM2.80m | 2:53AM2.84m | 3:27PM2.74m | 3:47AM2.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:57PM1.13m | 8:24AM1.13m | 8:44PM1.15m | 9:16AM1.12m | 9:36PM1.16m | 10:10AM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | |
5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 10 | W 19 | W 18 | WSW 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 |
794 | 863 | 844 | 805 | 471 | 490 | 464 | 243 | 260 | 211 | 423 | 153 | 132 | 1124 | 950 | 794 | 85 | 760 | 1537 | 3403 | 3161 | 3052 | 2874 | 2804 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | — | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 9 | W 23 | W 24 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | W 20 | NW 9 | W 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 |
29 | 15 | 6 | — | 276 | 283 | 240 | 204 | 175 | 12 | 188 | 11 | 11 | 126 | 107 | 109 | 299 | 90 | 316 | 67 | 64 | 39 | 37 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | W 15 | W 20 | — | W 19 | W 19 | NNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | W 24 | W 23 | WSW 22 | — | N 12 | NW 9 | N 12 | — | — | — | — |
15 | 4 | 8 | — | 7 | 7 | 42 | 96 | 104 | 30 | — | — | — | 11 | 43 | 91 | — | 3 | 86 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 7 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | W 9 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 311 | 1021 | 711 | 1148 | 1099 | — | — | — | 617 | 459 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 156 | 153 | 85 | 7 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 |
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