
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 21s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 6PM is: 0.5m 21s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 21s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 21 | W 21 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | W 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
137 | 124 | 146 | 218 | 387 | 614 | 736 | 817 | 929 | 908 | 795 | 1081 | 1398 | 1414 | 1575 | 1470 | 1065 | 710 | 502 | 425 | 276 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:59PM3.18m | 1:12AM3.25m | 1:35PM3.12m | 1:51AM3.17m | 2:15PM3.03m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:50AM0.79m | 7:05PM0.82m | 7:27AM0.79m | 7:42PM0.85m | 8:08AM0.83m | 8:24PM0.92m | |||||||||||||||
7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 |
Feels °C | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 19 | W 7 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
137 | 124 | 117 | 118 | 168 | 614 | 124 | 817 | 929 | 908 | 737 | — | — | 427 | 1575 | 1470 | 1065 | 710 | 502 | 322 | 276 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 21 | WSW 19 | WSW 8 | W 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
70 | 66 | 66 | 218 | 387 | 103 | 736 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 416 | 390 | 304 | 284 | 336 | 425 | 247 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 21 | WSW 11 | — | W 6 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | — | W 18 |
35 | 74 | 146 | 65 | — | 64 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 30 | — | 56 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 225 | 400 | 551 | 795 | 1081 | 1398 | 1414 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 172 | 153 | 163 | 238 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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