Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 7AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 16ft (5.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | W 18 | W 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 418 | 399 | 1314 | 953 | 1362 | 2016 | 2332 | 3676 | 5045 | 5335 | 4373 | 4606 | 5621 | 5556 | 5996 | 5458 | 4255 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:35PM3.37m | 11:57AM3.29m | 00:09AM3.38m | 12:31PM3.27m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:47AM0.62m | 6:02PM0.65m | 6:22AM0.61m | 6:36PM0.67m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | WSW 17 | W 14 | WSW 16 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 418 | 399 | 487 | 470 | 453 | 432 | 12 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | W 16 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 62 | 45 | 29 | 19 | 427 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | W 13 | — | — | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 33 | 115 | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 8 | W 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 209 | 273 | 1314 | 953 | 1362 | 2016 | 2332 | 3676 | 5045 | 5335 | 4373 | 4606 | 5621 | 5556 | 5996 | 5458 | 4255 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 122 | 0 | 128 | 190 | 190 | 153 | 190 | 197 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 169 | 153 | 153 |
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