Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 5AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1759 | 1838 | 1892 | 1314 | 972 | 838 | 657 | 555 | 418 | 349 | 293 | 237 | 225 | 217 | 221 | 225 | 145 | 170 | 170 | 133 | 183 | 73 | 71 | 91 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:38AM2.82m | 2:51PM2.80m | 3:26AM2.68m | 3:41PM2.66m | 4:24AM2.56m | 4:44PM2.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:46AM1.10m | 9:08PM1.14m | 9:33AM1.23m | 10:04PM1.27m | 10:31AM1.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 1759 | 1838 | 1892 | 1314 | 972 | 838 | 657 | 555 | 418 | 349 | 293 | 237 | 225 | 217 | 221 | 225 | 145 | 170 | 170 | 133 | 183 | 64 | 71 | 63 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | — | — | NNW 8 | NW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | N 18 | — | W 19 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 62 | 42 | 41 | 42 | 32 | 18 | — | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | — | 7 | 73 | 53 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 59 | 91 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | ESE 3 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 48 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 156 | 48 | 0 |
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