Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (08 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 1AM is: 2.4m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Jun) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun night, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wed 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
632 | 760 | 1721 | 3948 | 2465 | 2408 | 2036 | 5067 | 5973 | 2303 | 3008 | 2489 | 2291 | 2038 | 1468 | 1314 | 1440 | 1200 | 1346 | 1154 | 1787 | 1576 | 1402 | 1212 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:27PM2.74m | 3:47AM2.79m | 4:23PM2.71m | 4:46AM2.79m | 5:22PM2.73m | 5:47AM2.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:36PM1.16m | 10:10AM1.10m | 10:33PM1.15m | 11:08AM1.05m | 11:33PM1.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | |
5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | — | — | N 11 | — | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 |
632 | 760 | 1721 | 3948 | 2465 | 2408 | 2036 | — | — | 2 | — | 2489 | 2291 | 2038 | 1468 | 1184 | 865 | 655 | 1346 | 1154 | 1787 | 1576 | 1402 | 1212 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — |
94 | 90 | 86 | 68 | 65 | 38 | 36 | — | — | — | — | 1386 | 1440 | 1219 | 1330 | 1314 | 1440 | 1200 | 441 | 380 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | N 12 | — | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
299 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 9 | W 8 | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 547 | 393 | — | 257 | 338 | 496 | 5067 | 5973 | 2303 | 3008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 169 | 169 | 0 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 201 | 190 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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