
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 6PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 21 | W 21 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
843 | 580 | 371 | 307 | 217 | 256 | 132 | 122 | 107 | 101 | 146 | 218 | 387 | 614 | 772 | 817 | 4015 | 1019 | 947 | 1499 | 1474 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:24PM3.21m | 00:37AM3.29m | 12:59PM3.18m | 1:12AM3.25m | 1:35PM3.12m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:15AM0.83m | 6:30PM0.83m | 6:50AM0.79m | 7:05PM0.82m | 7:27AM0.79m | 7:42PM0.85m | |||||||||||||||
7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | -1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | — | — | WSW 17 | — | WSW 16 |
843 | 580 | 371 | 307 | 217 | 256 | 132 | 122 | 107 | 101 | 93 | 90 | 142 | 142 | 772 | 817 | — | — | 737 | — | 437 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 22 | W 22 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | N 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9 | 9 | 53 | 52 | 107 | 3 | 98 | 97 | 93 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 387 | 614 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 22 | N 7 | N 7 | W 20 | W 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 21 | W 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 9 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 35 | 74 | 146 | 218 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 18 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 124 | 317 | 4015 | 1019 | 947 | 1499 | 1474 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 201 | 216 |
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