
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 3AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
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99 | 115 | 118 | 240 | 360 | 496 | 639 | 815 | 849 | 835 | 931 | 1106 | 1487 | 2299 | 1055 | 1682 | 1732 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross |
High Tide | 1:27AM2.98m | 1:42PM2.91m | 2:08AM2.81m | 2:24PM2.76m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:16PM0.80m | 7:37AM0.89m | 7:55PM0.97m | 8:18AM1.07m | 8:40PM1.16m | ||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 14 | W 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
96 | 115 | 118 | 240 | 360 | 496 | 639 | 815 | 849 | 835 | 931 | 655 | 1487 | 2299 | 1055 | 1682 | 1732 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 18 | W 19 | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 8 | N 7 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 |
99 | 98 | 96 | 6 | 6 | 7 | — | — | 273 | 555 | 900 | 1106 | 192 | 87 | 886 | 1107 | 1281 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | NW 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 154 | 82 | 69 | 55 | 40 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 169 | 48 | 136 | 201 | 0 |
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