Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 19s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 4PM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 10 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 361 | 738 | 919 | 1083 | 2159 | 2669 | 5875 | 5502 | 5320 | 4423 | 4014 | 4322 | 1692 | 6584 | 3395 | 2534 | 6972 | 6791 | 6686 | 2114 | 2114 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:56AM3.21m | 10:14PM3.38m | 10:38AM3.29m | 10:56PM3.42m | 11:18AM3.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05PM0.58m | 4:28AM0.46m | 4:46PM0.49m | 5:08AM0.43m | 5:25PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 361 | 581 | 919 | 985 | 1000 | 1010 | 5875 | 5502 | 5320 | 4423 | 4014 | 4322 | 1692 | — | — | 2534 | 6972 | 6791 | — | 2114 | 2114 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | WSW 15 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 341 | 399 | 744 | 1083 | 2159 | 2669 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 21 | — | WSW 20 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 233 | — | 517 | 441 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 16 | W 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | W 16 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 229 | 738 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1138 | 6584 | 3395 | 2232 | — | — | 6686 | 1778 | 1598 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 172 | 173 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 122 | 227 | 332 | 263 | 153 |
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