
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 19s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 10AM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 21s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 10 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
270 | 372 | 471 | 955 | 1019 | 1092 | 2159 | 2669 | 5875 | 5502 | 5320 | 4423 | 4014 | 4025 | 1692 | 3016 | 3565 | 3737 | 3702 | 6704 | 6603 | 2114 | 2141 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:56AM3.21m | 10:14PM3.38m | 10:38AM3.29m | 10:56PM3.42m | 11:18AM3.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:44AM0.57m | 4:05PM0.58m | 4:28AM0.46m | 4:46PM0.49m | 5:08AM0.43m | 5:25PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | |
mm | 1 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | — | — | — | W 11 | W 16 | — | W 16 | W 16 |
270 | 372 | 341 | 581 | 1019 | 1092 | 980 | 1029 | 5875 | 5502 | 5320 | 4423 | 4014 | 4025 | 1692 | — | — | — | 3702 | 6704 | — | 2114 | 2141 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 14 | W 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
195 | 260 | 233 | 512 | 734 | 1048 | 2159 | 2669 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 22 | N 7 | — | WSW 20 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
57 | 156 | 1 | — | 517 | 360 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | W 16 | W 10 | W 10 |
— | 35 | 471 | 955 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1285 | 3016 | 3565 | 3737 | — | — | 6603 | 1555 | 1334 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 80 | 122 | 172 | 173 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 156 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 168 | 317 | 320 | 153 |
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