Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 4PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 19 | WSW 18 | W 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 253 | 1163 | 1409 | 553 | 1153 | 415 | 385 | 500 | 565 | 669 | 634 | 513 | 453 | 433 | 400 | 300 | 284 | 300 | 1059 | 1331 | 1810 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:13AM3.29m | 10:33PM3.44m | 11:01AM3.37m | 11:19PM3.51m | 11:44AM3.39m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:23PM0.60m | 4:47AM0.45m | 5:09PM0.50m | 5:33AM0.40m | 5:52PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 19 | WSW 18 | W 18 |
| kJ | 190 | 1163 | 1409 | 1109 | 1153 | 691 | 929 | 671 | 565 | 669 | 634 | 513 | 453 | 433 | 399 | 300 | 238 | 146 | 1059 | 1331 | 1810 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | W 15 | WSW 14 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 253 | 119 | 70 | 553 | 354 | 415 | 385 | 500 | 346 | 187 | 114 | 454 | 411 | 337 | 400 | 215 | 284 | 300 | 86 | 32 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | — | WSW 19 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NNW 10 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | W 18 | W 19 | W 19 | NW 8 | WSW 8 | — |
| kJ | 179 | — | 36 | 68 | 68 | 241 | 183 | 168 | 165 | 229 | 235 | 70 | 51 | 24 | 15 | 232 | 188 | 267 | 32 | 14 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 7 | 0 |
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