Cobden Breakwater Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Issued: 5 pm 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
13.4° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 2AM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 24). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (25 Jun)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (25 Jun)8ft (2.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
3
4
!
3
3
2
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
10
2.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
3
W
12
3
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
1
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
175
233
289
285
752
1989
2993
2692
2486
2012
1590
1294
913
718
647
522
549
604
229
530
173
173
231
312
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
S
15
SW
15
SW
5
SSW
10
ESE
15
E
25
ESE
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:48PM2.78m
7:16AM2.84m
7:43PM2.83m
8:08AM2.89m
8:33PM2.91m
8:55AM2.96m
Low Tide
12:33PM1.31m
1:02AM1.34m
1:29PM1.34m
1:57AM1.33m
2:21PM1.33m
2:46AM1.29m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:04
8:04
8:04
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:09
5:09
 mm
1
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
10
8
8
9
12
8
5
5
4
4
5
7
9
6
5
5
5
5
6
11
Feels °C
9
9
8
7
8
5
4
3
8
3
0
1
-1
-1
0
2
4
1
0
1
1
1
2
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
8
1.2
N
9
1.5
N
9
1.4
N
9
2.1
WSW
10
2.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
3
W
12
3
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
Energy kJ
133
225
349
304
752
1989
2993
2692
2486
2012
1590
1294
913
718
647
522
549
604
163
530
166
166
231
312
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1.2
N
9
1
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.6
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
14
Energy kJ
175
233
289
285
219
145
93
77
51
23
12
5
1
1
229
173
173
135
71
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
NW
6
0.8
WSW
14
Energy kJ
4
4
2
247
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.9
WSW
5
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.3
SE
2
Energy kJ
3
51
2
2
2
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
122
0
0
0
48
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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