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Cobden Breakwater surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
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Cobden Breakwater surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
15.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today?
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 12AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | |
1401 | 1189 | 1070 | 825 | 786 | 694 | 598 | 511 | 258 | 223 | 355 | 451 | 481 | 418 | 367 | 334 | 292 | 260 | 243 | 404 | 380 | 337 | 259 | 253 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 6:14PM2.64m | 6:37AM2.76m | 7:10PM2.77m | 7:30AM2.92m | 8:01PM2.94m | 8:18AM3.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:25AM1.12m | 12:55PM0.96m | 1:20AM0.98m | 1:46PM0.80m | 2:09AM0.82m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | |
5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 |
1401 | 1189 | 1070 | 825 | 786 | 694 | 598 | 511 | 111 | 223 | 355 | 451 | 481 | 418 | 367 | 334 | 230 | 189 | 193 | 163 | 123 | 123 | 150 | 253 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 13 | N 13 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | W 24 | WSW 24 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 |
2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 258 | 152 | 105 | 46 | 108 | 156 | 151 | 218 | 292 | 260 | 243 | 404 | 380 | 337 | 259 | 98 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 10 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | N 12 | W 26 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 |
— | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 107 | 107 | 63 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 4 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 10 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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