Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 2AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 48 | 28 | 61 | 320 | 580 | 919 | 1069 | 1131 | 805 | 621 | 572 | 616 | 587 | 569 | 987 | 1003 | 758 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:32AM2.86m | 5:08PM2.77m | 5:48AM2.82m | 6:28PM2.79m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:14PM1.10m | 10:49AM1.11m | 11:28PM1.15m | 12:06PM1.16m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 2 | — | 2 | 5 |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 48 | 25 | 61 | 320 | 580 | 919 | 1069 | 1131 | 805 | 621 | 572 | 616 | 587 | 569 | 987 | 1003 | 758 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 19 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 10 | 28 | 25 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 33 | 15 | 72 | 47 | 47 | 108 | 106 | 104 | 160 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | SW 14 | — | — | W 20 | — | — | W 19 | WSW 12 | W 19 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | W 18 | W 18 | W 19 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | — | — | 7 | — | — | 27 | 15 | 30 | 14 | 71 | 163 | 167 | 180 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 2 | E 2 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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