
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (05 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 12AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min 2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
754 | 468 | 328 | 245 | 507 | 356 | 356 | 265 | 198 | 150 | 109 | 106 | 156 | 102 | 89 | 54 | 49 | 49 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 2:15PM3.03m | 2:34AM3.07m | 3:01PM2.93m | 3:26AM2.95m | 3:58PM2.83m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:24PM0.92m | 8:52AM0.91m | 9:13PM1.01m | 9:45AM1.02m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
754 | 468 | 328 | 245 | 507 | 356 | 356 | 265 | 198 | 150 | 109 | 106 | 156 | 102 | 89 | 54 | 49 | 49 | 28 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 18 | WSW 17 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 |
167 | 327 | 236 | 229 | 55 | 54 | 47 | 51 | 51 | 44 | 38 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 22 | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 |
30 | — | 56 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 2 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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