Cobden Breakwater surf break

Cobden Breakwater surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 08 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Cobden Breakwater surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
18.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today?

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 6AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (08 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (08 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)121414131313131312121212121212111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6907697657006906045945855585315224443553492832732212171761731351239393
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
W
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
WNW
10
W
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
ononononglassglasscross-
off
glassonononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:40AM
2.85
4:05PM
2.81
4:26AM
2.72
4:58PM
2.67
5:22AM
2.61
6:03PM
2.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:35PM
0.98
9:52AM
1.09
10:18PM
1.15
10:40AM
1.25
11:08PM
1.31
11:41AM
1.38
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise---6:46-------6:47-------6:48----
Sunset-------8:51-------8:50-------8:47
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151312111417171715141313151717161514131315181817
Feels °C (?)141211101315151614141212141414131312111012151616
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