Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (24 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 11PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), 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). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 15 | 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 9 | W 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 536 | 529 | 543 | 346 | 620 | 1051 | 1180 | 1121 | 1216 | 1138 | 978 | 944 | 813 | 779 | 253 | 295 | 359 | 976 | 1922 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:18PM3.19m | 10:44AM3.19m | 10:57PM3.32m | 11:22AM3.31m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:11PM0.76m | 4:31AM0.62m | 4:50PM0.63m | 5:11AM0.53m | 5:29PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | 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 9 | W 8 | W 14 | — |
| kJ | 536 | 529 | 543 | 346 | 620 | 1051 | 1180 | 1121 | 1216 | 1138 | 978 | 944 | 813 | 779 | 253 | 295 | 359 | 103 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 169 | 225 | 107 | 74 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | 243 | 184 | 128 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 166 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | 64 | 62 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | NW 8 | NW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 106 | 976 | 1922 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 153 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 169 | 38 | 0 | 48 | 86 | 0 | 202 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 |
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