Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 6PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat night, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 824 | 290 | 367 | 361 | 809 | 668 | 566 | 556 | 469 | 400 | 404 | 228 | 427 | 534 | 579 | 731 | 1678 | 1879 | 2133 | 1810 | 1827 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 9:43AM3.06m | 9:56PM3.20m | 10:18AM3.20m | 10:30PM3.33m | 10:53AM3.29m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:49PM0.78m | 4:07AM0.65m | 4:24PM0.66m | 4:42AM0.55m | 4:58PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — |
mm | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 23 | — | W 23 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 824 | 277 | 270 | 257 | 809 | 668 | 566 | 556 | 469 | 400 | 404 | 228 | 427 | 534 | 579 | 11 | — | 10 | 2133 | 1810 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | W 12 | N 12 | N 12 | W 24 | — | — | — | W 22 | WSW 15 | WSW 21 |
| kJ | — | 290 | 367 | 361 | — | 21 | 20 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 101 | 3 | 3 | 11 | — | — | — | 38 | 42 | 87 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | N 13 | — | — | — | N 12 | — | W 24 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | W 22 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 25 | 25 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 36 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 731 | 1678 | 1879 | — | — | 1827 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 180 | 172 | 181 | 0 | 7 | 153 |
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