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Cobden Breakwater surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
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Cobden Breakwater surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
13.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (31 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 11PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 102mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | WSW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 7 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | |
3351 | 2973 | 2207 | 1810 | 1710 | 1465 | 47 | 66 | 78 | 74 | 65 | 57 | 40 | 229 | 419 | 1079 | 742 | 458 | 210 | 126 | 148 | 344 | 330 | 205 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 10:52PM3.16m | 11:13AM3.13m | 11:28PM3.15m | 11:50AM3.10m | 00:04AM3.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:47PM1.06m | 5:03AM1.04m | 5:23PM1.06m | 5:38AM1.05m | 6:00PM1.08m | 6:15AM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | |
5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | |
6 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | W 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | W 8 | W 7 | N 10 | N 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 |
3351 | 2973 | 2207 | 1810 | 1710 | 1465 | 1544 | 1523 | 1647 | 1878 | 1916 | 1478 | 39 | 1081 | 771 | 512 | 369 | 458 | 210 | 242 | 200 | 344 | 330 | 205 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WSW 11 | NW 8 | NW 10 | WSW 11 | W 15 | N 10 | N 10 | W 7 | W 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 66 | 78 | 74 | 65 | 57 | 40 | 229 | 180 | 42 | 39 | 266 | 223 | 77 | 126 | 156 | 121 | 90 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | W 8 | WSW 11 | W 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | NNW 7 | W 13 | W 12 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | W 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 47 | 45 | 46 | 43 | 42 | — | 36 | 39 | 20 | 12 | 25 | 36 | 126 | 148 | 25 | 19 | 85 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — | NW 8 | WNW 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1357 | — | 419 | 1079 | 742 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 0 | 156 | 153 | 38 | 85 | 85 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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