
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (22 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 10PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 1.4m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1930 | 1198 | 1093 | 1827 | 1868 | 5072 | 4940 | 4484 | 4371 | 4142 | 3601 | 3260 | 2981 | 2437 | 2177 | 1763 | 1554 | 1195 | 1033 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:56PM2.70m | 8:20AM2.74m | 8:41PM2.88m | 9:04AM2.90m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:45PM1.28m | 2:12AM1.17m | 2:34PM1.11m | 2:55AM0.98m | 3:13PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
— | 744 | 834 | — | 1868 | 5072 | 4940 | 4484 | 4371 | 4142 | 3601 | 3260 | 2981 | 2437 | 2177 | 1763 | 1554 | 1195 | 1033 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1930 | 1198 | 1093 | 1827 | 1106 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 153 | 153 | 190 | 320 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 0 | 0 |
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