
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (01 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 10PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 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 27mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Sat 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
58 | 36 | 31 | 75 | 75 | 77 | 40 | 41 | 67 | 101 | 50 | 184 | 224 | 209 | 245 | 250 | 289 | 308 | 381 | 1010 | 1291 | 2125 | 1641 | 5410 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 11:50PM3.20m | 12:12PM3.14m | 00:25AM3.19m | 12:48PM3.10m | 1:02AM3.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45PM1.07m | 6:01AM1.05m | 6:20PM1.03m | 6:37AM1.01m | 6:55PM1.00m | 7:16AM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | |
5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 17 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 23 | WNW 11 | W 21 |
36 | 36 | 31 | 75 | 75 | 77 | 40 | 41 | 67 | 101 | 46 | 184 | 224 | 209 | 245 | 250 | 289 | 308 | 381 | 1010 | 1291 | 11 | 1641 | 78 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | — | — | WSW 12 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | W 17 | W 24 | — | W 22 | — |
58 | 33 | 30 | — | — | — | 17 | 18 | — | — | 50 | 2 | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | — | — | 6 | 11 | — | 9 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | N 8 | NNW 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2125 | 1008 | 5410 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 156 | 168 | 328 |
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