
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 5AM is: 3.5m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 86mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun night, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
7356 | 7050 | 6545 | 5279 | 4266 | 3304 | 2746 | 2634 | 2181 | 1708 | 1292 | 994 | 822 | 704 | 701 | 632 | 231 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:44AM2.74m | 6:22PM2.77m | 7:02AM2.80m | 7:37PM2.91m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:22PM1.18m | 12:00PM1.23m | 00:46AM1.10m | 1:21PM1.12m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | NW 9 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | N 8 |
— | 7050 | 6545 | 5279 | 4266 | 3304 | 2746 | 1182 | 2181 | 1708 | 1292 | 525 | 412 | 351 | 701 | 632 | 130 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | N 8 | WSW 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2634 | 765 | 614 | 508 | 994 | 822 | 704 | 190 | 149 | 231 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | N 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 316 | 270 | 190 | — | — | — | 133 | 141 | 135 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | — | — | — | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | — | — | — |
7356 | — | — | 321 | 789 | 1083 | 1405 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 190 | 190 | 190 | 169 | 169 | 197 | 197 | 122 | 0 | 7 | 48 | 63 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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