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Cobden Breakwater surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
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Cobden Breakwater surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
15.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today?
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 8AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | |
243 | 404 | 380 | 263 | 259 | 253 | 231 | 371 | 366 | 361 | 351 | 257 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 246 | 227 | 220 | 220 | 233 | 235 | 373 | 358 | 404 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 8:01PM2.94m | 8:18AM3.10m | 8:47PM3.11m | 9:04AM3.27m | 9:33PM3.27m | 9:52AM3.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:09AM0.82m | 2:33PM0.66m | 2:55AM0.67m | 3:20PM0.55m | 3:41AM0.55m | 4:06PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | |
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Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
197 | 162 | 120 | 140 | 140 | 96 | 231 | 371 | 366 | 361 | 351 | 257 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 246 | 227 | 220 | 220 | 227 | 235 | 222 | 222 | 212 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | W 26 | W 24 | W 24 | W 22 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 |
243 | 404 | 380 | 263 | 259 | 253 | 98 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 43 | 83 | 233 | 202 | 373 | 358 | 404 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
63 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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