
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 6AM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 110mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
1172 | 1060 | 1315 | 1672 | 2956 | 3141 | 3618 | 4710 | 5269 | 6077 | 6618 | 6591 | 6330 | 6200 | 6287 | 6303 | 6721 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:07AM2.93m | 3:37PM2.83m | 4:20AM2.79m | 4:56PM2.74m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50PM0.99m | 9:22AM1.06m | 9:58PM1.12m | 10:34AM1.20m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | |
mm | — | 2 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | — | — | W 15 | W 16 |
1172 | 1060 | 1315 | 860 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6591 | 6330 | — | — | 6303 | 6721 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | — |
182 | 187 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | — | — |
— | — | 423 | 1672 | 2956 | 3141 | 3618 | 4710 | 5269 | 6077 | 6618 | — | — | 6200 | 6287 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 169 | 210 | 190 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 202 | 201 | 201 | 169 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 180 |
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