
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (07 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 8AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (07 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tue 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 15 | WSW 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
250 | 250 | 192 | 187 | 140 | 129 | 114 | 114 | 165 | 355 | 593 | 811 | 899 | 861 | 849 | 733 | 722 | 711 | 617 | 608 | 523 | 515 | 437 | 421 | 345 | 277 | 277 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:08AM3.08m | 10:26PM3.16m | 10:48AM3.14m | 11:06PM3.18m | 11:24AM3.18m | 11:43PM3.17m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56AM0.88m | 4:17PM0.88m | 4:38AM0.85m | 4:57PM0.84m | 5:16AM0.84m | 5:35PM0.83m | 5:53AM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | 8:28 | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
250 | 250 | 192 | 187 | 140 | 129 | 114 | 114 | 96 | 96 | 593 | 811 | 899 | 861 | 849 | 733 | 722 | 711 | 617 | 608 | 523 | 515 | 437 | 421 | 345 | 277 | 277 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 15 | WSW 15 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 |
47 | 47 | 66 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 63 | 59 | 165 | 355 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 66 | 62 | 42 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 25 | 48 | 46 | 92 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | W 18 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WNW 9 | N 16 | N 17 | N 13 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 15 | N 12 | N 12 | N 13 | N 13 | NW 7 | N 13 |
8 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 50 | 84 | 80 | 78 | 57 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 206 | 77 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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