Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (06 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 6AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
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 28mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 19 | WSW 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
788 | 750 | 471 | 490 | 464 | 373 | 654 | 1021 | 1174 | 1052 | 1124 | 1148 | 982 | 777 | 603 | 760 | 1786 | 3310 | 3161 | 3052 | 2874 | 3258 | 3738 | 1474 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:05AM2.91m | 2:36PM2.80m | 2:53AM2.84m | 3:27PM2.74m | 3:47AM2.79m | 4:23PM2.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:57PM1.13m | 8:24AM1.13m | 8:44PM1.15m | 9:16AM1.12m | 9:36PM1.16m | 10:10AM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | |
mm | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | NW 8 | WSW 16 |
788 | 750 | 471 | 490 | 464 | 373 | 260 | 211 | 177 | 149 | 129 | 1148 | 982 | 109 | 94 | 442 | 1786 | 3310 | 3161 | 3052 | 2874 | 3258 | 17 | 1474 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | — | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 10 | NNW 11 | W 17 | — | W 24 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | WSW 22 | W 20 | W 19 | W 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | — | N 11 |
6 | — | 276 | 283 | 283 | 243 | 104 | 12 | 22 | — | 11 | 135 | 107 | 91 | 299 | 760 | 324 | 68 | 64 | 39 | 37 | 18 | — | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | — | W 19 | W 19 | NNW 11 | W 10 | W 18 | W 17 | — | — | — | W 24 | W 23 | W 16 | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | — | 7 | 7 | 42 | 96 | 26 | 24 | — | — | — | 11 | 43 | 5 | — | 88 | 86 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 654 | 1021 | 1174 | 1052 | 1124 | — | — | 777 | 603 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3738 | 839 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 169 | 122 | 202 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 153 | 153 |
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