
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (20 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 9PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tue 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1563 | 2767 | 2703 | 2138 | 1657 | 1412 | 1080 | 983 | 838 | 687 | 645 | 338 | 242 | 206 | 159 | 132 | 198 | 390 | 384 | 384 | 317 | 141 | 143 | 143 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:01PM3.10m | 3:23AM3.14m | 3:55PM2.96m | 4:21AM2.99m | 4:51PM2.85m | 5:21AM2.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:08PM0.99m | 9:43AM0.99m | 10:04PM1.12m | 10:39AM1.13m | 11:03PM1.24m | 11:36AM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | |
5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | |
mm | 4 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
65 | 62 | 2703 | 2138 | 1657 | 1412 | 1080 | 983 | 838 | 687 | 645 | 338 | 229 | 178 | 155 | 124 | 110 | 390 | 384 | 384 | 317 | 98 | 72 | 74 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 7 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
— | — | 61 | 101 | 97 | 53 | 106 | 119 | 112 | 106 | 42 | 196 | 242 | 206 | 159 | 132 | 52 | 110 | 86 | 70 | 54 | 141 | 143 | 143 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 44 | 72 | 69 | 68 | 104 | 116 | 198 | — | — | — | — | 54 | 41 | 31 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1563 | 2767 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 327 | 172 | 180 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 201 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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