
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 8PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
514 | 500 | 145 | 141 | 99 | 115 | 147 | 284 | 410 | 553 | 637 | 919 | 855 | 1123 | 986 | 702 | 1070 | 1254 | 1945 | 1745 | 1297 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:06PM3.06m | 1:27AM2.98m | 1:42PM2.91m | 2:08AM2.81m | 2:24PM2.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:00AM0.71m | 7:16PM0.80m | 7:37AM0.89m | 7:55PM0.97m | 8:18AM1.07m | 8:40PM1.16m | |||||||||||||||
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | W 14 | W 14 | — | W 16 | W 9 |
514 | 500 | 125 | 96 | 96 | 115 | 147 | 284 | 410 | 553 | 637 | 919 | 855 | 1123 | 986 | 702 | 537 | 725 | — | 1135 | 1137 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 18 | W 19 | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | N 7 | W 16 |
3 | 3 | 145 | 141 | 99 | 98 | 96 | 6 | 6 | 7 | — | — | 273 | 458 | — | 452 | 127 | 113 | — | 15 | 1297 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | NW 9 | — | — | — | N 7 |
— | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 618 | 93 | — | — | — | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — | — | — | NW 9 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | 974 | — | 1070 | 1254 | 1945 | 1745 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 0 | 128 | 153 | 169 | 48 | 153 | 156 | 172 | 0 |
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