Cobden Beach surf break

Cobden Beach surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 19 Jul 2025 NZST
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Cobden Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cobden Beach sea temperature is
12.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Cobden Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach at 7PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 19s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (19 Jul)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (19 Jul)5ft (1.6m)14s

Table - waves today at Cobden Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
W
1.7
W
1.9
WSW
2
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
W
Period(s) (?)161515141418171616161515151515151615151414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)143814811515182517982247207216721651144011851019113710581090111514041619176318841645147013441195
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
SSE
5
S
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
E
5
SW
5
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
0
ESE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffglassglassoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:23PM
2.88
5:58AM
2.95
6:35PM
2.89
7:09AM
2.97
7:46PM
2.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:06AM
1.04
11:39PM
1.10
12:15PM
1.10
12:52AM
1.08
1:27PM
1.09
2:02AM
1.01
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Sunrise7:58-------7:56-------7:56-------
Sunset--5:24-------5:25-------5:25-----
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Rain (mm)
11----------------------
Temp. °C781197765591197655591098776
Feels °C (?)459633211697432226875332
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for West Coast South Island

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Cobden Beach (light winds from the SSW at HokitikaAeroAws 36 km from Cobden Beach). 1.9m 14s groundswell from the W with a 0.9m 19s long period groundswell, also from the W. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.

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36 km away, 2 h 5 min ago

9 km/h
SSW
10.4
12.9
Air / Water (°C)
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