Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 10AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 16 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 521 | 521 | 513 | 193 | 574 | 1366 | 1801 | 1801 | 1961 | 2415 | 3751 | 6445 | 9157 | 8663 | 8282 | 5369 | 3090 | 1652 | 1027 | 661 | 432 | 440 | 384 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:16AM3.19m | 11:30PM3.27m | 11:50AM3.21m | 00:03AM3.30m | 12:24PM3.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:06AM0.99m | 5:24PM0.94m | 5:41AM0.90m | 5:57PM0.87m | 6:15AM0.83m | 6:30PM0.83m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -2 | -3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 8 | W 14 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 17 | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 521 | 521 | 513 | 157 | 383 | 1366 | 331 | 277 | 360 | — | — | — | — | 8663 | 8282 | 5369 | 3090 | 1652 | 1027 | 661 | 432 | 440 | 384 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | — | W 17 | WSW 13 | W 20 | WSW 14 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 22 | W 12 | W 20 | W 20 |
| kJ | 64 | — | 140 | 176 | 122 | 317 | 314 | 307 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 110 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 16 | — | W 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 193 | — | 186 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 5 | NW 8 | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 12 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 12 | 19 | 37 | 574 | — | 1801 | 1801 | 1961 | 2415 | 3751 | 6445 | 9157 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 197 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 190 | 173 | 190 | 210 | 210 | 163 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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