Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 11AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 414 | 972 | 1054 | 2269 | 1984 | 1984 | 2078 | 1759 | 2031 | 1922 | 1446 | 1087 | 838 | 661 | 569 | 418 | 349 | 343 | 288 | 221 | 214 | 217 | 221 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:57AM2.96m | 2:10PM2.94m | 2:38AM2.82m | 2:51PM2.80m | 3:26AM2.68m | 3:41PM2.66m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:06AM0.95m | 8:24PM1.00m | 8:46AM1.10m | 9:08PM1.14m | 9:33AM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 414 | 972 | 1054 | 2269 | 1984 | 1984 | 2078 | 1759 | 2031 | 1922 | 1446 | 1087 | 838 | 661 | 569 | 418 | 349 | 343 | 288 | 221 | 214 | 217 | 221 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | W 16 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 63 | 88 | 597 | 101 | 122 | 103 | 89 | 67 | 42 | 40 | 45 | 32 | 18 | — | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | W 16 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 30 | 338 | 96 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 180 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 85 | 215 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 169 | 48 | 0 |
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