Cobden Breakwater surf break

Cobden Breakwater surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 08 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
18.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today?

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 2AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Feb)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (09 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (09 Feb)3ft (0.9m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.8
W
0.7
W
Period(s) (?)13131212121212121211111111111111111111111111118
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)59458555853152244435534928327322121717613812312393939569956915165
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SE
5
ESE
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
5
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononglasscrosscross-
off
glassonononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:05PM
2.81
4:26AM
2.72
4:58PM
2.67
5:22AM
2.61
6:03PM
2.59
6:31AM
2.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:18PM
1.15
10:40AM
1.25
11:08PM
1.31
11:41AM
1.38
12:11AM
1.43
12:53PM
1.46
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Sunrise-----6:47-------6:48-------6:50--
Sunset-8:51-------8:50-------8:47------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181715141312141617161412121215181717151414131619
Feels °C (?)1615141412111413141312109912161516151313121618
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