
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (09 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 12AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 13 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
284 | 217 | 164 | 156 | 320 | 426 | 460 | 407 | 407 | 400 | 337 | 320 | 313 | 367 | 548 | 929 | 826 | 1094 | 2432 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:39PM3.09m | 9:07AM3.09m | 9:29PM3.26m | 9:56AM3.21m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:26PM0.94m | 2:54AM0.74m | 3:19PM0.74m | 3:44AM0.57m | 4:05PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 10 |
284 | 217 | 164 | 156 | 320 | 426 | 460 | 407 | 407 | 400 | 337 | 320 | 313 | 367 | 225 | 581 | 826 | 758 | 739 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | WSW 15 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 |
82 | 74 | 75 | 62 | 58 | 34 | 26 | 127 | 119 | 163 | 162 | 222 | 195 | 260 | 341 | 512 | 744 | 1094 | 2432 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 22 | W 21 | — | WSW 20 | W 14 | — |
22 | 33 | 54 | 44 | 88 | 79 | 127 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 57 | 156 | 233 | — | 517 | 494 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | W 5 | W 8 | WSW 9 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 62 | 548 | 929 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 122 | 85 | 172 | 173 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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