Cobden Breakwater Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Cobden Breakwater 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
12.4° C
0.2° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 6PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (24 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (24 Jul)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
5
4
!
0
!
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
9
1.4
NNW
8
2
NNW
8
1.8
WSW
12
1.6
W
12
2.1
W
16
2.3
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
16
4
W
15
4
W
15
3.5
W
15
3
W
15
3
W
14
2.5
W
14
2.4
W
14
2.1
W
14
1.9
W
14
1.8
W
13
1.7
W
13
1.8
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
306
204
452
976
812
2203
2701
3344
3704
6715
6625
5266
4284
3423
2677
2277
1719
1387
1141
987
1090
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
NNE
25
N
10
W
5
NW
5
ENE
0
ESE
5
S
5
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
6:36AM2.69m
7:06PM2.69m
7:37AM2.74m
8:07PM2.77m
8:32AM2.83m
8:58PM2.89m
Low Tide
12:49PM1.46m
1:25AM1.45m
1:53PM1.45m
2:22AM1.40m
2:49PM1.37m
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:54
7:52
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
5
7
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
12
12
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
10
8
7
6
6
6
5
8
9
8
6
Feels °C
8
9
7
6
7
7
7
6
5
4
5
6
5
3
3
3
2
5
5
5
3
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