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Cobden Breakwater surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
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Cobden Breakwater surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
14.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (02 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 12AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 01). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thu 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | |
78 | 71 | 60 | 42 | 40 | 41 | 220 | 246 | 772 | 569 | 291 | 75 | 148 | 285 | 387 | 210 | 218 | 167 | 122 | 92 | 57 | 39 | 261 | 419 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 11:28PM3.15m | 11:50AM3.10m | 00:04AM3.12m | 12:28PM3.05m | 00:41AM3.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:23PM1.06m | 5:38AM1.05m | 6:00PM1.08m | 6:15AM1.07m | 6:36PM1.09m | 6:54AM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | |
5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | |
10 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | W 8 | N 10 | W 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 |
1698 | 1698 | 1537 | 1432 | 1132 | 961 | 635 | 555 | 377 | 325 | 291 | 233 | 111 | 285 | 387 | 210 | 218 | 167 | 122 | 92 | 57 | 39 | 261 | 419 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 15 | W 15 | N 10 | WNW 7 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 8 | WSW 10 |
78 | 71 | 60 | 40 | 36 | 35 | 220 | 246 | 39 | 38 | 277 | 75 | 196 | 204 | 165 | 125 | 94 | 68 | 45 | 56 | 36 | 22 | 36 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | NW 7 | SW 7 | W 12 | W 6 | NW 7 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | WSW 10 | W 15 |
45 | 46 | 43 | 42 | 40 | 41 | 39 | 141 | — | — | 27 | 54 | 148 | 39 | 12 | 94 | 41 | 62 | 61 | 27 | 25 | 5 | 10 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 772 | 569 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 119 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 169 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 0 |
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