Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 1PM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 16ft (5.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri morning, min 3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 21 | W 21 | WSW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1801 | 2258 | 3919 | 6282 | 8115 | 7120 | 5845 | 4163 | 2539 | 1549 | 951 | 580 | 434 | 377 | 262 | 251 | 169 | 154 | 137 | 104 | 146 | 218 | 387 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:50AM3.21m | 00:03AM3.30m | 12:24PM3.21m | 00:37AM3.29m | 12:59PM3.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:41AM0.90m | 5:57PM0.87m | 6:15AM0.83m | 6:30PM0.83m | 6:50AM0.79m | 7:05PM0.82m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -2 | -1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 360 | 766 | — | — | — | — | 5845 | 4163 | 2539 | 1549 | 951 | 580 | 434 | 377 | 262 | 251 | 169 | 154 | 137 | 104 | 95 | 121 | 117 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 22 | WSW 13 | NNW 8 | W 12 | W 20 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 21 | WSW 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 53 | 6 | 69 | 8 | 74 | 93 | 70 | 65 | 64 | 218 | 387 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | NW 7 | — | N 6 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 21 | N 6 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 36 | 35 | 74 | 146 | 1 | 62 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1801 | 2258 | 3919 | 6282 | 8115 | 7120 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 197 | 156 | 190 | 177 | 156 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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