
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 3AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 04). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | NNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
317 | 307 | 246 | 242 | 218 | 208 | 198 | 152 | 150 | 111 | 109 | 77 | 73 | 284 | 276 | 214 | 172 | 132 | 197 | 281 | 244 | 211 | |
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 | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:01PM2.99m | 8:32AM2.92m | 8:57PM3.06m | 9:23AM3.00m | 9:44PM3.12m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:45PM1.12m | 2:18AM1.00m | 2:43PM1.03m | 3:11AM0.94m | 3:33PM0.94m | 3:56AM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | |
— | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | 8:24 | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | WSW 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
220 | 234 | 228 | 150 | 113 | 58 | 198 | 152 | 150 | 40 | 50 | 86 | 176 | 41 | 276 | 214 | 172 | 132 | 197 | 281 | 244 | 211 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
317 | 307 | 246 | 242 | 218 | 208 | 42 | 28 | 37 | 111 | 109 | 77 | 73 | — | 40 | 23 | 8 | 83 | 26 | 40 | 47 | 66 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | W 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 18 | W 15 |
— | 1 | 1 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 25 | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 284 | — | — | — | — | 87 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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