Cobden Breakwater Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Cobden Breakwater 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
14.1°C
1.1° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 10AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (21 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (21 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
16
1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
0.5
W
20
0.7
WSW
17
0.7
WSW
18
1.2
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
911
711
620
378
563
407
346
326
312
178
176
131
235
119
115
100
324
300
235
220
315
318
768
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
S
10
SW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
NE
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
0
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
7:42AM2.57m
8:08PM2.68m
8:37AM2.71m
8:56PM2.84m
9:23AM2.87m
9:39PM3.02m
Low Tide
1:30AM1.24m
1:56PM1.22m
2:25AM1.09m
2:48PM1.07m
3:11AM0.92m
3:31PM0.91m
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clear
clear
clear
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6:37
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6:35
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6:33
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8:04
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1
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Temp °C
10
10
11
12
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
12
13
12
11
13
15
14
13
13
Feels °C
8
9
9
10
11
10
10
9
9
9
11
9
10
11
11
13
11
10
13
13
12
13
14
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