Cobden Breakwater 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Issued: 5 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is

13.8° C

Cobden Breakwater surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 12PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	12s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	11s
Evening (08 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 8							Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 11	W 11	W 11	W 13	WSW 13	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 18	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	242	181	250	454	525	565	1538	1641	1925	1459	1106	980	874	752	660	521	1086	952	793	783	435	605	462	456
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	SE	SSE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		4:01AM2.91m				4:35PM2.81m				5:03AM2.88m				5:39PM2.81m					6:09AM2.91m				6:47PM2.87m
Low Tide				10:21AM1.01m				10:48PM1.10m				11:22AM1.03m				11:53PM1.09m					12:27PM1.03m


	—	8:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:03	—	—	—	—	—	8:02
	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—	5:17
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	6	6	7	12	12	10	10	8	7	6	6	10	10	6	4	3	3	2	3	8	10	8	6	5
Feels °C	2	3	4	9	6	4	5	3	3	1	1	5	5	1	-2	-3	-3	-4	-2	4	7	5	2	1
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 11	W 11	W 11	W 13	WSW 13	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15
kJ	242	181	250	454	525	565	1538	1641	1925	1459	1106	980	874	752	660	521	1086	952	793	783	435	605	462	456
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 8	NNE 7	WSW 19	WSW 18	WSW 18	W 17	—	W 16	W 22	WSW 22	WSW 21	W 20	WSW 19	WSW 19	WSW 18	WSW 18	—	—	—	—	WSW 10	W 21	WSW 20	WSW 19
kJ	11	11	71	106	174	283	—	135	39	91	148	276	387	461	528	516	—	—	—	—	75	36	127	125
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 20	WSW 19	NNE 7	—	N 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 22	—	—	—
kJ	8	74	5	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NE 7	ESE 2	SE 3	SE 3	—	—	—	SE 2	SE 3	SE 3	SE 3	SE 3	ESE 3	ESE 3	ESE 3	ESE 3	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	7	1	3	2	—	—	—	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	1	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	48	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	9	9	9	8	7	6	8	9	9	9	8	8	8	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7

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