
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 3AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the N by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 7 | W 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
346 | 620 | 1051 | 1180 | 1121 | 1216 | 1005 | 978 | 944 | 813 | 779 | 307 | 279 | 294 | 823 | 1634 | 3406 | 5007 | 4934 | 4136 | 3424 | 2966 | 1539 | 1189 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:18PM3.19m | 10:44AM3.19m | 10:57PM3.32m | 11:22AM3.31m | 11:38PM3.41m | 12:02PM3.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:31AM0.62m | 4:50PM0.63m | 5:11AM0.53m | 5:29PM0.55m | 5:51AM0.51m | 6:09PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 14 | 19 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 8 | W 14 | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
346 | 620 | 1051 | 1180 | 1121 | 1216 | 1005 | 978 | 944 | 813 | 779 | 243 | 236 | 294 | 100 | — | — | 5007 | 4934 | 4136 | 3424 | 2966 | 1539 | 1189 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | — | W 18 | WSW 18 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 |
74 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | 60 | 64 | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 456 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | — | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 |
166 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 137 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 7 | N 5 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 307 | 279 | 92 | 823 | 1634 | 3406 | — | — | — | — | — | 664 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 169 | 38 | 0 | 48 | 86 | 0 | 202 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 169 | 180 | 172 | 153 | 201 |
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