
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (05 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 9PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.5m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
656 | 1053 | 1080 | 3129 | 3297 | 3268 | 4069 | 3567 | 2981 | 2682 | 2043 | 1703 | 1349 | 1031 | 752 | 605 | 425 | 401 | 317 | 249 | 227 | 213 | 246 | 383 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:06PM2.98m | 2:21AM3.04m | 2:49PM2.91m | 3:08AM2.97m | 3:38PM2.85m | 4:01AM2.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:13PM1.01m | 8:40AM0.97m | 8:58PM1.04m | 9:28AM0.99m | 9:49PM1.07m | 10:21AM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | |
5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | |
mm | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
656 | 1053 | 1080 | 3129 | 3297 | 3268 | 4069 | 3567 | 2981 | 2682 | 2043 | 1703 | 1349 | 1031 | 752 | 605 | 425 | 401 | 317 | 249 | 227 | 213 | 246 | 383 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | N 9 | W 14 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 8 | N 7 | — | N 7 | N 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 |
329 | 194 | 881 | 86 | 46 | 45 | — | 18 | 10 | — | 4 | 2 | 19 | 32 | 43 | 41 | 39 | 37 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 71 | 106 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | W 15 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | W 20 | WSW 19 | NNE 7 | N 7 |
231 | 522 | 150 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 37 | 5 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | E 2 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 172 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 48 | 85 | 48 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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