Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (29 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 10PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the W by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 725 | 725 | 715 | 609 | 521 | 521 | 513 | 225 | 667 | 1437 | 1449 | 1162 | 1416 | 2343 | 4160 | 8802 | 13938 | 11038 | 8876 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:56PM3.21m | 11:16AM3.19m | 11:30PM3.27m | 11:50AM3.21m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:51PM1.04m | 5:06AM0.99m | 5:24PM0.94m | 5:41AM0.90m | 5:57PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 10 | WSW 13 | W 17 | W 16 | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 725 | 725 | 715 | 609 | 521 | 521 | 513 | 131 | 313 | 313 | 1449 | 269 | 360 | 257 | — | — | 13938 | 11038 | 8876 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | W 17 | WSW 13 | W 20 | W 20 | W 13 | W 18 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 31 | 64 | — | 140 | 225 | 122 | 186 | 355 | 307 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 193 | — | — | 235 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 2 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 5 | NW 8 | NW 9 | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 667 | 1437 | — | 1162 | 1416 | 2343 | 4160 | 8802 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 180 | 168 | 156 | 156 | 177 | 197 | 190 | 197 | 153 | 172 | 12 |
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