
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (30 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 6AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
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 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
158 | 143 | 154 | 156 | 111 | 104 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 74 | 78 | 178 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 36 | 36 | 31 | 57 | 50 | 25 | 24 | 66 | 99 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:38PM3.15m | 10:59AM3.14m | 11:14PM3.18m | 11:36AM3.15m | 11:50PM3.20m | 12:12PM3.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:48AM1.14m | 5:10PM1.12m | 5:25AM1.09m | 5:45PM1.07m | 6:01AM1.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 12 |
158 | 109 | 96 | 72 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 78 | 178 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 36 | 36 | 31 | 57 | 50 | 25 | 24 | 66 | 99 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WSW 14 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 |
137 | 143 | 154 | 156 | 111 | 104 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 56 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | WNW 4 | WSW 13 | — | — |
— | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 18 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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