Cobden Breakwater Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(West Coast South Island, New Zealand)
Cobden Breakwater Spot ID
Type: Breakwater
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best: Swell WSW | Wind ENE
Sea Temperature Today is: 13.6 °C
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| 4AM | 7AM | 10AM | 1PM | |
| Wave (m) |
 W |
 W |
 WSW |
 WSW |
| Period (s) | 12 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Wind (km/h) |  |
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| Wind State | cross- off |
on | on | on |
View detailed 48hrs and full 7 days forecasts
Cobden Breakwater on the West Coast is an exposed Breakwater break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the east northeast. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the ideal swell angle is from the west southwest. The beach breaks offers right-handers Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Surfing here means negotiating dangerous rips.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
For Greymouth, New Zealand, 2 km from Cobden Breakwater.
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Cobden Breakwater Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Hokitika Aero (aut), 34 km from Cobden Breakwater.
light winds from the E km/h |  no report | Air temperature 7.2 °C |
Overall Cobden Breakwater Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in October
Wind stats for Cobden Breakwater: see the variation in direction and stength by month.
Surf photos from
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Use this relief map to navigate to West Coast South Island surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Cobden Breakwater
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Cobden Breakwater:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break1 mi
- Second closest break1 mi
- Third closest break4 mi
- Fourth closest break7 mi
- Fifth closest break24 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Cobden Breakwater:
- Closest wave buoy134 mi
- Second closest wave buoy150 mi
- Third closest wave buoy182 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy435 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy487 mi
Tide stations nearest to Cobden Breakwater:
- Closest tide station1 mi
- Second closest tide station22 mi
- Third closest tide station52 mi
- Fourth closest tide station75 mi
- Fifth closest tide station98 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Cobden Breakwater:
- Closest ski area39 mi
- Second closest ski area53 mi
- Third closest ski area54 mi
- Fourth closest ski area57 mi
- Fifth closest ski area57 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Cobden Breakwater:
- Closest city location107 mi
- Second closest city location134 mi
- Third closest city location135 mi
- Fourth closest city location155 mi
- Fifth closest city location201 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to Cobden Breakwater is Hokitika Airport (HKK) in New Zealand, 35 km (22 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Cobden Breakwater is Westport Airport (WSZ), also in New Zealand, 84 km (52 miles) away.
- Third is Christchurch International Airport (CHC) in New Zealand, 160 km (99 miles) away.
- Mount Cook Airport (GTN) in New Zealand is 171 km (106 miles) away.
- Glentanner Airport (MON), also in New Zealand is the fifth nearest airport to Cobden Breakwater and is 185 km (115 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Cobden Breakwater, West Coast South Island. Use the tab navigation above to view Cobden Breakwater sea temperature, Cobden Breakwater photographs, Cobden Breakwater detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Cobden Breakwater webcams, current wind from West Coast South Island live weather stations and Cobden Breakwater tide predictions. The New Zealand swell maps link will open up the big picture showing New Zealand and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from New Zealand wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Cobden Breakwater.
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