
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 6AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 18 | W 13 | W 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
261 | 171 | 122 | 94 | 106 | 121 | 264 | 768 | 1145 | 1315 | 1411 | 1280 | 1332 | 1032 | 953 | 966 | 1060 | 965 | 1042 | 799 | 627 | 608 | 431 | 424 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on |
High Tide | 00:07AM3.26m | 12:25PM3.22m | 00:43AM3.19m | 12:59PM3.16m | 1:19AM3.08m | 1:33PM3.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:18AM0.62m | 6:35PM0.65m | 6:53AM0.70m | 7:10PM0.74m | 7:29AM0.82m | 7:46PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NNW 7 |
261 | 171 | 122 | 94 | 65 | 62 | 264 | 768 | 1145 | 1315 | 1411 | 1280 | 1332 | 1032 | 953 | 966 | 1060 | 965 | 1042 | 799 | 627 | 608 | 431 | 135 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 13 | N 12 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | WSW 13 |
149 | 141 | 101 | 89 | 87 | 121 | 37 | 47 | 73 | 100 | 132 | 129 | 107 | 84 | 80 | 77 | 40 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 143 | 104 | 92 | 424 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 13 | NW 11 | — | NW 10 | — | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — | — | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 |
30 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 106 | 106 | 85 | 5 | — | 26 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 142 | 91 | 75 | 67 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | W 8 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 73 | 169 | 340 | — | — | 55 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 0 | 201 | 153 | 48 |
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