
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 12AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
235 | 581 | 711 | 700 | 700 | 700 | 683 | 573 | 643 | 737 | 229 | 217 | 651 | 678 | 557 | 735 | 511 | 511 | 627 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:57PM2.70m | 5:33AM2.71m | 6:01PM2.66m | 6:36AM2.69m | 7:06PM2.69m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:14PM1.37m | 11:43AM1.41m | 00:20AM1.44m | 12:49PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
235 | 581 | 711 | 700 | 700 | 700 | 683 | 573 | 643 | 737 | 222 | 217 | 651 | 678 | 557 | 735 | 470 | 511 | 579 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 10 | — | WSW 12 | — | — | W 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 8 | NNW 8 |
125 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 198 | — | — | 268 | 192 | 511 | 196 | 169 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | W 18 | W 18 | N 8 | W 16 |
17 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 228 | 58 | 158 | 135 | 627 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | WNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 229 | 143 | 483 | 480 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 216 | 0 | 128 | 383 | 214 | 1 | 0 | 122 | 173 | 169 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island | |||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)










