
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 11AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4565 | 5119 | 4980 | 4774 | 4371 | 4142 | 3601 | 3260 | 2981 | 2437 | 2177 | 1763 | 1554 | 1195 | 1033 | 899 | 754 | 743 | 722 | 700 | 690 | 679 | 638 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:20AM2.74m | 8:41PM2.88m | 9:04AM2.90m | 9:20PM3.05m | 9:43AM3.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:12AM1.17m | 2:34PM1.11m | 2:55AM0.98m | 3:13PM0.94m | 3:32AM0.81m | 3:49PM0.78m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
— | 5119 | 4980 | 4774 | 4371 | 4142 | 3601 | 3260 | 2981 | 2437 | 2177 | 1763 | 1554 | 1195 | 1033 | 899 | 754 | 743 | 722 | 700 | 690 | 679 | 638 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 6 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4565 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 0 | 0 |
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