Cobden Breakwater Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(West Coast South Island, New Zealand)

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Cobden Breakwater Surf Guide

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.

Cobden Breakwater Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Breakwater	3.1
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent	15.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Cobden Breakwater:

The best conditions reported for surf at Cobden Breakwater occur when a West-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-northeast.

Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Cobden Breakwater (for consistent clean waves)?

aprilBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Cobden Breakwater with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of April. Clean surfable waves are typically found 58% of the time in April while 31% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 11% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

58%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

31%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

11%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Cobden Breakwater Location Map

Interactive Cobden Breakwater surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. 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.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Cobden Breakwater Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Sunday, 9 May 2021, 00:23 Local Time

m, °C	Sat	Sunday 09
ft, °F	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM
Wave (m)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW
Period (s)	10	10	10	11
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross

What does Cobden Breakwater look like?

Latest photos from Cobden Breakwater. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: Alex
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Tides at Cobden Breakwater

Current tide and informaton

For Greymouth, New Zealand, 2.0 km from Cobden Breakwater.

Next High Water: 09:17am | 3.1m

Next Low Water: 03:10am | 1.02m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Cobden Breakwater Sea Temperature

The water temperature at Cobden Breakwater is rather cool (15.6 °C) and the air temperature will feel similar. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.