
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 10AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 19 | WSW 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
320 | 426 | 460 | 407 | 407 | 400 | 337 | 320 | 225 | 1121 | 623 | 972 | 1004 | 1083 | 2109 | 2669 | 3100 | 5876 | 5618 | 4749 | 4322 | 4575 | 1892 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | on |
High Tide | 9:07AM3.09m | 9:29PM3.26m | 9:56AM3.21m | 10:14PM3.38m | 10:38AM3.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:54AM0.74m | 3:19PM0.74m | 3:44AM0.57m | 4:05PM0.58m | 4:28AM0.46m | 4:46PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | WSW 16 |
320 | 426 | 460 | 407 | 407 | 400 | 337 | 320 | 225 | 260 | 341 | 675 | 1004 | 1070 | 1055 | 1185 | 1148 | 5876 | 5618 | 4749 | 4322 | 4575 | 1892 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 16 | WSW 22 | W 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 14 | WSW 19 | W 19 | WSW 19 | W 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
58 | 34 | 26 | 127 | 119 | 163 | 162 | 222 | 195 | 156 | 233 | 512 | 734 | 1083 | 2109 | 2669 | 3100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | WSW 20 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
88 | 79 | 127 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 57 | — | — | — | 517 | 360 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | W 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 1121 | 623 | 972 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1291 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 128 | 85 | 172 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 |
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