
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 12PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 19 | W 19 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
214 | 197 | 353 | 341 | 284 | 217 | 164 | 214 | 374 | 435 | 460 | 469 | 407 | 400 | 381 | 320 | 225 | 372 | 395 | 775 | 734 | 1094 | 5909 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:11AM2.94m | 8:39PM3.09m | 9:07AM3.09m | 9:29PM3.26m | 9:56AM3.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:57AM0.94m | 2:26PM0.94m | 2:54AM0.74m | 3:19PM0.74m | 3:44AM0.57m | 4:05PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 |
Feels °C | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 8 | W 19 |
214 | 197 | 353 | 341 | 284 | 217 | 164 | 214 | 374 | 435 | 460 | 469 | 407 | 400 | 381 | 320 | 225 | 372 | 225 | 775 | 734 | 647 | 5909 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | — |
87 | 82 | 80 | 53 | 86 | 75 | 75 | 62 | 58 | 35 | 33 | 127 | 119 | 163 | 162 | 156 | 195 | 260 | 341 | 512 | 517 | 1094 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 18 | NNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 22 | W 21 | — | — | WSW 14 | — |
131 | 125 | 25 | 38 | 22 | 33 | 47 | 88 | 88 | 80 | 127 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 67 | 156 | 233 | — | — | 514 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 2 | — | E 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — |
1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 46 | 395 | 737 | 721 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 0 | 63 | 122 | 122 | 128 | 153 | 201 | 180 | 122 | 0 |
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