Cobden Breakwater Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Cobden Breakwater 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 22 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 (22 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 10PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 1.4m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)--
Afternoon (22 Sep)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (22 Sep)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
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5
2
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
9
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
9
3.5
W
9
2.2
W
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1930
1198
1093
1827
1868
5072
4940
4484
4371
4142
3601
3260
2981
2437
2177
1763
1554
1195
1033
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SSE
15
E
5
SE
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
SW
10
WSW
0
N
0
ENE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:56PM2.70m
8:20AM2.74m
8:41PM2.88m
9:04AM2.90m
Low Tide
1:45PM1.28m
2:12AM1.17m
2:34PM1.11m
2:55AM0.98m
3:13PM0.94m
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:31
6:32
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
10
9
8
6
7
10
10
9
8
7
6
5
6
10
9
8
8
Feels °C
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
6
4
5
5
4
2
1
3
7
5
6
7
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