Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 6PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 99 | 54 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 28 | 61 | 320 | 592 | 901 | 924 | 887 | 705 | 537 | 505 | 411 | 331 | 270 | 284 | 291 | 303 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:58PM2.83m | 4:32AM2.86m | 5:08PM2.77m | 5:48AM2.82m | 6:28PM2.79m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45AM1.02m | 10:14PM1.10m | 10:49AM1.11m | 11:28PM1.15m | 12:06PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 99 | 54 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 25 | 61 | 320 | 592 | 901 | 924 | 887 | 705 | 537 | 505 | 411 | 331 | 270 | 284 | 291 | 303 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 19 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 25 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 72 | 48 | 47 | 108 | 106 | 148 | 160 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | SW 14 | — | — | W 20 | — | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 7 | WSW 15 | W 18 | W 18 | W 19 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | — | — | 8 | — | 6 | 27 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 71 | 163 | 167 | 180 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | — | E 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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