Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 8AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 19 | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 484 | 447 | 435 | 429 | 423 | 405 | 372 | 361 | 286 | 282 | 222 | 182 | 167 | 160 | 222 | 280 | 188 | 183 | 219 | 472 | 1694 | 1781 | 745 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:17AM2.99m | 8:48PM3.11m | 9:19AM3.15m | 9:44PM3.30m | 10:13AM3.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:02AM0.96m | 2:35PM0.95m | 3:04AM0.76m | 3:33PM0.76m | 3:58AM0.58m | 4:23PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | N 9 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 265 | 173 | 204 | 144 | 97 | 405 | 372 | 361 | 286 | 282 | 222 | 170 | 165 | 58 | 106 | 131 | 135 | 160 | 206 | 560 | 1694 | 1781 | 745 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 12 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 484 | 447 | 435 | 429 | 423 | 78 | 62 | 47 | 35 | 68 | 50 | 47 | 46 | 121 | 222 | 280 | 188 | 183 | 219 | 472 | 71 | 68 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 12 | — | WNW 9 | NW 9 | W 16 | W 15 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 138 | 135 | 101 | 101 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 26 | 19 | 182 | 167 | 160 | 47 | — | 7 | 21 | 126 | 119 | 38 | 71 | 64 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 |
| kJ | 320 | 239 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 609 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 153 | 85 | 0 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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