Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 12AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri night, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
874 | 893 | 800 | 650 | 1335 | 1293 | 1080 | 960 | 355 | 355 | 268 | 336 | 465 | 892 | 787 | 663 | 573 | 414 | 339 | 362 | 152 | 303 | 525 | 803 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:21PM3.43m | 00:41AM3.49m | 1:15PM3.36m | 1:34AM3.41m | 2:08PM3.24m | 2:28AM3.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:29PM0.65m | 6:57AM0.59m | 7:22PM0.73m | 7:52AM0.70m | 8:14PM0.85m | 8:48AM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | |
5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 13 | WSW 18 | W 16 | WSW 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 19 |
874 | 893 | 800 | 650 | 1335 | 104 | 190 | 960 | 203 | 209 | 217 | 193 | 173 | 892 | 787 | 663 | 573 | 414 | 339 | 362 | 113 | 49 | 16 | 72 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 21 | W 20 | W 19 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | N 13 | N 14 | W 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 21 | W 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | — |
34 | 30 | 66 | 192 | 106 | 4 | 4 | 251 | 355 | 355 | 237 | 336 | 465 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 37 | 37 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 15 | W 18 | N 11 | — | — | N 13 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 11 | N 12 | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | W 21 | W 8 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 21 | 60 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 236 | 215 | 268 | 119 | 11 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1293 | 1080 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 27 | 152 | 303 | 525 | 803 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 153 | 48 | 0 | 48 | 48 | 85 | 122 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 86 | 190 | 190 | 190 |
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