Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 12AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 838 | 657 | 480 | 418 | 349 | 293 | 237 | 225 | 180 | 221 | 225 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 71 | 87 | 130 | 99 | 91 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:51PM2.80m | 3:26AM2.68m | 3:41PM2.66m | 4:24AM2.56m | 4:44PM2.55m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:08PM1.14m | 9:33AM1.23m | 10:04PM1.27m | 10:31AM1.33m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 838 | 657 | 480 | 418 | 349 | 293 | 237 | 225 | 180 | 221 | 225 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 67 | 87 | 130 | 99 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | — | — | NNW 8 | NW 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 4 | — | — | — | N 18 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 18 | — | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 71 | 70 | 32 | 55 | 91 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | NW 8 | N 8 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | N 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 59 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 2 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 169 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 202 | 0 | 0 |
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