Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 8AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 66mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the NNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1718 | 1422 | 1422 | 1190 | 1368 | 514 | 437 | 509 | 742 | 766 | 845 | 752 | 363 | 1223 | 1045 | 1030 | 1165 | 1429 | 2187 | 2186 | 3038 | 3728 | 4029 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:25AM3.23m | 1:48PM3.10m | 2:10AM3.09m | 2:36PM2.97m | 3:07AM2.93m | 3:37PM2.83m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:40AM0.75m | 7:58PM0.84m | 8:26AM0.90m | 8:50PM0.99m | 9:22AM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 15 | WNW 9 | W 10 | NW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | W 15 | — | — | — |
1718 | 1422 | 1422 | 1190 | — | 514 | 437 | 273 | 165 | 110 | 845 | 752 | 241 | 1223 | 1045 | 1030 | 1165 | 991 | — | 653 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
31 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 153 | 169 | 363 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 346 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
— | — | — | — | 1368 | 289 | 383 | 509 | 742 | 766 | — | — | — | 210 | 253 | 263 | 973 | 1429 | 2187 | 2186 | 3038 | 3728 | 4029 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 177 | 156 | 122 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 197 | 190 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 202 |
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