Cobden Breakwater Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Cobden Breakwater 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
12.6°C
0.4° 

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


How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 1AM is: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)16ft (5.0m)10s
Afternoon (31 Aug)16ft (5.0m)11s
Evening (31 Aug)16ft (5.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
3
3
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
W
9
4.5
WSW
10
4.5
W
11
4.5
W
11
4.5
W
10
4.5
W
10
5
W
10
5
W
11
5
W
11
5
W
12
5
WSW
11
5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
11
4
W
11
3
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
13
1.7
W
13
2.5
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2424
3955
4817
4540
4330
4360
5579
6248
6643
6742
6447
5753
4950
3735
2805
2561
3369
1049
2412
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
40
WSW
35
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
00:09AM3.38m
12:31PM3.27m
00:45AM3.33m
1:07PM3.21m
Low Tide
6:02PM0.65m
6:22AM0.61m
6:36PM0.67m
6:59AM0.65m
7:15PM0.73m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
9
9
9
9
9
7
8
9
8
8
10
Feels °C
4
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
-1
0
-1
0
1
2
4
5
5
5
6
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