
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 8AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed morning, strong winds from the WNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | W 10 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | W 14 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
290 | 284 | 780 | 754 | 831 | 725 | 704 | 694 | 521 | 521 | 590 | 202 | 671 | 1970 | 1591 | 1251 | 1909 | 3555 | 5396 | 15340 | 14328 | 10732 | 8194 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:41AM3.13m | 10:56PM3.21m | 11:16AM3.19m | 11:30PM3.27m | 11:50AM3.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:31AM1.10m | 4:51PM1.04m | 5:06AM0.99m | 5:24PM0.94m | 5:41AM0.90m | 5:57PM0.87m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 8 | WSW 14 | W 20 | NW 10 | WSW 13 | — | — | W 15 | — | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 |
290 | 284 | 780 | 754 | 831 | 725 | 704 | 694 | 521 | 521 | 590 | 202 | 308 | 186 | 1591 | 265 | — | — | 371 | — | 14328 | 10732 | 8194 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | W 17 | WSW 13 | W 20 | — | W 13 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
74 | 163 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 64 | — | 140 | 176 | 122 | — | 366 | 307 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 193 | — | — | 314 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | — | NW 8 | NW 10 | — | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | W 14 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | 6 | — | 671 | 1970 | — | 1251 | 1909 | 3555 | 5396 | 15340 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 190 | 7 | 156 | 156 | 190 | 210 | 156 | 169 | 180 | 0 | 12 |
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