Cobden Breakwater surf break

Cobden Breakwater surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
17.4° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today?

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 11PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)--
Afternoon (25 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (25 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
2
4
1
1
0
0
0
1
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1
2
2
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WSW
0.6
W
0.8
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.8
NNW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
3.5
NNW
4
NNW
4
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NW
2.3
NW
2.1
NW
1.8
NW
Period(s) (?)111616151414131313131312121212121110101010998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13019032446243142510923072461921891238539374731394329262339172614541179835639423
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
0
N
5
ESE
10
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:45PM
2.87
5:16AM
2.83
6:05PM
2.77
6:40AM
2.79
7:23PM
2.77
7:57AM
2.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:55PM
1.18
11:42AM
1.16
12:18AM
1.27
1:05PM
1.16
1:39AM
1.23
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise------7:43-------7:43-------7:45-
Sunset-7:38-------7:37-------7:36------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------26----181212111111
Temp. °C191717161616141414141616171616171818181817171818
Feels °C (?)171716141313111111101111131313131415151615161819
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