Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 1AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 93mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1032 | 953 | 966 | 1060 | 965 | 1042 | 1014 | 722 | 608 | 590 | 499 | 483 | 599 | 653 | 941 | 1487 | 1984 | 1772 | 1902 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:19AM3.08m | 1:33PM3.06m | 1:57AM2.96m | 2:10PM2.94m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:10PM0.74m | 7:29AM0.82m | 7:46PM0.86m | 8:06AM0.95m | 8:24PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — |
mm | — | — | 7 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 |
Feels °C | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 1032 | 953 | 966 | 1060 | 965 | 1042 | 1014 | 722 | 608 | 590 | 499 | 483 | 599 | 653 | 941 | 1487 | 1984 | 1772 | 1902 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 13 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 84 | 66 | 51 | 31 | 3 | 127 | 132 | 136 | 109 | 91 | 86 | 75 | 43 | 338 | 600 | 422 | 73 | 77 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — | N 13 | N 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 18 | W 18 | N 8 | N 6 | WNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 28 | 56 | 47 | 69 | 6 | 9 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 3 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 42 | 84 | 143 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 163 | 201 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 201 | 201 | 215 | 0 |
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