
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 4PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s 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 (04 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min 2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1661 | 1250 | 754 | 468 | 282 | 245 | 507 | 356 | 356 | 265 | 198 | 150 | 109 | 106 | 156 | 102 | 99 | 54 | 49 | 49 | 48 | |
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 | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:15PM3.03m | 2:34AM3.07m | 3:01PM2.93m | 3:26AM2.95m | 3:58PM2.83m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:08AM0.83m | 8:24PM0.92m | 8:52AM0.91m | 9:13PM1.01m | 9:45AM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||
7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 7 |
1661 | 1250 | 754 | 468 | 282 | 245 | 507 | 356 | 356 | 265 | 198 | 150 | 109 | 106 | 156 | 102 | 99 | 54 | 49 | 49 | 22 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 20 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 18 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 12 |
— | 30 | 167 | 327 | 236 | 229 | 55 | 53 | 47 | 51 | 51 | 44 | 38 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 48 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 20 | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 22 | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | — | NW 10 |
— | — | 30 | — | 56 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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