
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 2PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the N by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
323 | 332 | 319 | 308 | 296 | 296 | 290 | 245 | 425 | 754 | 743 | 725 | 704 | 627 | 539 | 609 | 513 | 264 | 822 | 2192 | 1954 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:02AM3.04m | 10:21PM3.12m | 10:41AM3.13m | 10:56PM3.21m | 11:16AM3.19m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:15PM1.15m | 4:31AM1.10m | 4:51PM1.04m | 5:06AM0.99m | 5:24PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||
7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 12 | 3 |
Temp °C | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 10 |
323 | 332 | 319 | 308 | 296 | 296 | 290 | 245 | 425 | 754 | 743 | 725 | 704 | 627 | 539 | 609 | 513 | 264 | 304 | 261 | 1954 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | W 17 | WSW 13 | W 20 | W 20 | W 13 |
5 | 29 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 74 | 163 | 183 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 64 | — | 140 | 176 | 122 | 186 | 345 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | — | — | W 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 193 | — | — | 318 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | — | NW 8 | NW 10 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 822 | 2192 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 180 | 156 | 168 |
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