Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 2AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat night, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 367 | 361 | 809 | 668 | 566 | 556 | 469 | 472 | 530 | 163 | 449 | 505 | 630 | 1286 | 3058 | 3118 | 3106 | 2938 | 3302 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:56PM3.20m | 10:18AM3.20m | 10:30PM3.33m | 10:53AM3.29m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:49PM0.78m | 4:07AM0.65m | 4:24PM0.66m | 4:42AM0.55m | 4:58PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 24 | — | — | — | W 22 | W 22 | W 21 |
| kJ | 277 | 264 | 809 | 668 | 566 | 556 | 469 | 472 | 530 | 163 | 449 | 505 | 11 | — | — | — | 38 | 36 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | W 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 367 | 361 | — | 21 | 20 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 71 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | N 13 | — | — | — | N 12 | — | W 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | 630 | 1286 | 3058 | 3118 | 3106 | 2938 | 3302 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 180 | 172 | 201 | 580 | 169 | 153 |
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