
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (03 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 11PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 70mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
356 | 1223 | 1172 | 1045 | 1315 | 1914 | 3305 | 3802 | 4314 | 5102 | 5596 | 6344 | 6718 | 6507 | 5929 | 5794 | 5875 | 5884 | 6264 | |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:36PM2.97m | 3:07AM2.93m | 3:37PM2.83m | 4:20AM2.79m | 4:56PM2.74m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50PM0.99m | 9:22AM1.06m | 9:58PM1.12m | 10:34AM1.20m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 16 |
356 | 1223 | 1172 | 1045 | 1315 | 860 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6507 | 5929 | 5794 | 5875 | 5884 | 6264 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 9 | — | — | — | NNW 8 |
238 | 211 | 203 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 90 | — | — | — | 78 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
346 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 200 | 526 | 1914 | 3305 | 3802 | 4314 | 5102 | 5596 | 6344 | 6718 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 128 | 48 | 0 | 190 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 202 | 201 | 201 | 169 | 0 | 210 | 190 | 180 | 190 |
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