
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 9AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 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 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
437 | 361 | 361 | 356 | 298 | 307 | 395 | 249 | 540 | 507 | 527 | 441 | 416 | 496 | 395 | 385 | 230 | 307 | 443 | 337 | 337 | 411 | 411 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:41AM2.76m | 7:15PM2.84m | 7:53AM2.82m | 8:24PM2.95m | 8:56AM2.93m | 9:21PM3.09m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:56PM1.22m | 1:38AM1.06m | 2:09PM1.11m | 2:42AM0.93m | 3:09PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WNW 9 | WSW 16 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 10 |
437 | 361 | 361 | 356 | 298 | 307 | 395 | 249 | 540 | 507 | 527 | 441 | 416 | 496 | 395 | 385 | 225 | 70 | 443 | 126 | 99 | 118 | 315 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 16 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 19 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WSW 17 | NW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
32 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 198 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 56 | 77 | 78 | 307 | 102 | 337 | 337 | 411 | 411 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | W 18 | WSW 19 | N 10 | NW 7 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | WNW 6 | N 8 | W 19 | N 7 | W 18 | WSW 14 | N 7 | N 7 | N 13 | WNW 11 | — |
8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 57 | 70 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 230 | 156 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 22 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | ENE 2 | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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