Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 1PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1189 | 889 | 1667 | 1915 | 2528 | 4129 | 5025 | 4921 | 4637 | 5029 | 6532 | 6525 | 7020 | 7098 | 6042 | 4224 | 3017 | 2717 | 2590 | 1691 | 1372 | 1049 | 1285 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:57AM3.29m | 00:09AM3.38m | 12:31PM3.27m | 00:45AM3.33m | 1:07PM3.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:47AM0.62m | 6:02PM0.65m | 6:22AM0.61m | 6:36PM0.67m | 6:59AM0.65m | 7:15PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | WSW 17 | W 16 | W 16 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 487 | 470 | 427 | 507 | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 943 | 812 | 1049 | 1285 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 11 | — | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 29 | 19 | 19 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 59 | — | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 1189 | 889 | 1667 | 1915 | 2528 | 4129 | 5025 | 4921 | 4637 | 5029 | 6532 | 6525 | 7020 | 7098 | 6042 | 4224 | 3017 | 2717 | 2590 | 1691 | 1372 | 846 | 439 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 190 | 190 | 153 | 197 | 173 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 163 | 153 | 153 | 210 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 156 | 202 | 153 |
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