Cobden Breakwater Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Cobden Breakwater 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
12.4°C
0.0° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 11AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)11ft (3.5m)15s
Afternoon (23 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (23 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
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!
5
2
3
4
5
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
W
15
3.5
W
15
3
W
15
3
W
16
3
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
15
2.3
W
15
2.2
W
15
2
W
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.7
W
14
1.6
W
14
1.5
W
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4565
5119
4980
4774
4371
4142
3601
3260
2981
2437
2177
1763
1554
1195
1033
899
754
743
722
700
690
679
638
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
10
S
15
E
10
ESE
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
E
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
10
NE
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
8:20AM2.74m
8:41PM2.88m
9:04AM2.90m
9:20PM3.05m
9:43AM3.06m
Low Tide
2:12AM1.17m
2:34PM1.11m
2:55AM0.98m
3:13PM0.94m
3:32AM0.81m
3:49PM0.78m
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:31
6:32
6:34
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
6
7
10
10
9
8
7
6
5
6
10
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
2
2
3
6
5
5
5
4
2
1
3
6
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
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