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Wavetraps Surf Photo: 'Cobden Breakwater Right-hander' by Rob Davies

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Open ocean wave model on 2 May at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wavetraps around the time the photo was taken

Cobden Breakwater Right-hander, Wavetraps
user: Rob Davies (1334 photos)
photo taken at: 5:44 pm 2 May 2013

Cobden Breakwater Right-hander

New Zealand | Wavetraps

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Most of the waves were left on the opposite, Blaketown side. A few broke right on the Cobden wall. The huge swell of the day before did not die quite as quickly as the forecast suggested it would.

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