
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 12AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
572 | 539 | 444 | 444 | 437 | 361 | 361 | 356 | 298 | 307 | 395 | 249 | 540 | 507 | 527 | 416 | 416 | 482 | 395 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:55PM2.80m | 6:41AM2.76m | 7:15PM2.84m | 7:53AM2.82m | 8:24PM2.95m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:22AM1.14m | 12:56PM1.22m | 1:38AM1.06m | 2:09PM1.11m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 |
572 | 539 | 444 | 444 | 437 | 361 | 361 | 356 | 298 | 307 | 395 | 249 | 540 | 507 | 527 | 416 | 416 | 482 | 395 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 16 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 19 | WNW 11 |
37 | 35 | 24 | 25 | 32 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 198 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 64 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | W 18 | WSW 19 | N 10 | NW 7 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | WNW 6 | N 7 | W 19 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 57 | 73 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 30 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 168 | 0 | 0 |
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