
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 12PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
242 | 181 | 250 | 454 | 525 | 565 | 1538 | 1641 | 1925 | 1459 | 1106 | 980 | 874 | 752 | 660 | 521 | 1086 | 952 | 793 | 783 | 435 | 605 | 462 | 456 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:01AM2.91m | 4:35PM2.81m | 5:03AM2.88m | 5:39PM2.81m | 6:09AM2.91m | 6:47PM2.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:21AM1.01m | 10:48PM1.10m | 11:22AM1.03m | 11:53PM1.09m | 12:27PM1.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:17 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
242 | 181 | 250 | 454 | 525 | 565 | 1538 | 1641 | 1925 | 1459 | 1106 | 980 | 874 | 752 | 660 | 521 | 1086 | 952 | 793 | 783 | 435 | 605 | 462 | 456 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 17 | — | W 16 | W 22 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | W 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | W 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 |
11 | 11 | 71 | 106 | 174 | 283 | — | 135 | 39 | 91 | 148 | 276 | 387 | 461 | 528 | 516 | — | — | — | — | 75 | 36 | 127 | 125 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | WSW 19 | NNE 7 | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | — | — | — |
8 | 74 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 7 | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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