Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (09 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 11PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 407 | 400 | 337 | 320 | 313 | 888 | 514 | 1047 | 997 | 1048 | 2159 | 2669 | 3100 | 5876 | 5320 | 4423 | 4322 | 4025 | 5387 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | on |
High Tide | 9:29PM3.26m | 9:56AM3.21m | 10:14PM3.38m | 10:38AM3.29m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:19PM0.74m | 3:44AM0.57m | 4:05PM0.58m | 4:28AM0.46m | 4:46PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | — |
| kJ | 407 | 400 | 337 | 320 | 313 | 260 | 341 | 574 | 997 | 944 | 922 | 1102 | 1170 | 5876 | 5320 | 4423 | 4322 | 4025 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 16 | WSW 22 | W 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 15 | W 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | W 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 119 | 163 | 162 | 222 | 195 | 156 | 233 | 512 | 744 | 1048 | 2159 | 2669 | 3100 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 13 | NNW 8 | — | — | WSW 20 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 57 | 6 | — | — | 517 | 441 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 888 | 514 | 1047 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5387 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 122 | 172 | 172 | 173 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 |
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