Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 6AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.9m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 746 | 625 | 792 | 986 | 1215 | 1951 | 873 | 3882 | 1281 | 1248 | 1386 | 1350 | 1469 | 2577 | 2577 | 2341 | 2090 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:08AM2.81m | 2:24PM2.76m | 2:58AM2.65m | 3:15PM2.61m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:55PM0.97m | 8:18AM1.07m | 8:40PM1.16m | 9:05AM1.25m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 10 | W 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | 746 | 625 | 625 | 542 | 1215 | 1951 | 873 | 3882 | 986 | 847 | 601 | 1350 | 1469 | 2577 | 2577 | 2341 | 2090 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 8 | N 7 | W 14 | N 7 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 9 | W 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 273 | 547 | 792 | 986 | 358 | 43 | 861 | 33 | 1281 | 1248 | 1386 | 413 | 348 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | N 7 | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | 33 | — | 34 | 36 | 39 | 41 | 29 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
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