Cobden Breakwater surf break

Cobden Breakwater surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 31 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
17.9° C
(Which is 1.6°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 1PM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)8ft (2.4m)9s
Afternoon (31 Mar)8ft (2.4m)9s
Evening (31 Mar)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)889999999141413131313131310101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)864885819897919866577449380326261317617523437356294115828077484442
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SE
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
W
10
W
5
SW
5
SE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononglassglassoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:35AM
3.21
10:57PM
3.15
11:14AM
3.26
11:34PM
3.20
11:49AM
3.27
12:08AM
3.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:26AM
0.80
4:47PM
0.70
5:05AM
0.69
5:25PM
0.64
5:42AM
0.64
6:00PM
0.63
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
Sunrise--7:48-------7:50-------7:50-----
Sunset-----7:29-------7:27-------7:25--
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141313141414131111121316161513121211121515141312
Feels °C (?)9101111111211889111414141210109101313131211
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