
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 5PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
661 | 651 | 572 | 563 | 444 | 444 | 367 | 361 | 361 | 356 | 298 | 378 | 395 | 249 | 540 | 507 | 527 | 416 | 416 | 496 | 395 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:55PM2.80m | 6:41AM2.76m | 7:15PM2.84m | 7:53AM2.82m | 8:24PM2.95m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:33AM1.22m | 00:22AM1.14m | 12:56PM1.22m | 1:38AM1.06m | 2:09PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||
7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 |
661 | 651 | 572 | 563 | 444 | 444 | 367 | 361 | 361 | 356 | 298 | 378 | 395 | 249 | 540 | 507 | 527 | 416 | 416 | 496 | 395 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 16 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 19 | WNW 11 |
59 | 44 | 37 | 35 | 24 | 35 | 32 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 198 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 64 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | W 18 | WSW 19 | N 10 | NW 7 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | WNW 6 | N 8 | W 19 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 57 | 73 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 30 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 206 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 190 | 0 | 0 |
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