Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 3PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1014 | 722 | 608 | 799 | 581 | 408 | 414 | 972 | 941 | 2269 | 1972 | 1797 | 1902 | 1614 | 1693 | 1922 | 1584 | 606 | 812 | 661 | 331 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:33PM3.06m | 1:57AM2.96m | 2:10PM2.94m | 2:38AM2.82m | 2:51PM2.80m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:29AM0.82m | 7:46PM0.86m | 8:06AM0.95m | 8:24PM1.00m | 8:46AM1.10m | 9:08PM1.14m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — |
mm | 16 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 9 |
Feels °C | 13 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | WSW 13 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 1014 | 722 | 170 | 96 | 581 | 408 | 414 | 972 | 941 | 2269 | 1972 | 1797 | 1902 | 1614 | 1693 | 1922 | 1584 | 606 | 812 | 661 | 331 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 6 | WSW 13 | W 18 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 16 | W 16 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | W 13 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 12 |
| kJ | 34 | 41 | 608 | 26 | 73 | 71 | 37 | 338 | 597 | 107 | 116 | 125 | 89 | 66 | 41 | 45 | 42 | 335 | 21 | 18 | 148 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | W 8 | N 12 | N 12 | W 18 | N 12 | W 17 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 197 | 65 | 95 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | W 7 | — | WSW 13 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 |
| kJ | 56 | 138 | — | 799 | — | 24 | 72 | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 169 | 180 | 48 | 180 | 0 | 173 | 180 | 48 | 85 | 201 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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