Cobden Breakwater surf break

Cobden Breakwater surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 01 Sep 2025 NZST
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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
12.3° 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 11AM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (01 Sep)15ft (4.5m)11s
Evening (01 Sep)13ft (4.0m)12s

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

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Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thu
04
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
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!
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3
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
W
3.5
W
4
W
4
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.2
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
Period(s) (?)101110111111121212121212121111121212121515151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)290230253226359444304548395535523140275426343038293326562603237321152106194325252096171215261208
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
35
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
5
WSW
30
WNW
30
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
N
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:32AM
2.50
5:02PM
2.47
5:49AM
2.48
6:24PM
2.49
7:01AM
2.55
7:35PM
2.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:41AM
1.39
11:26PM
1.43
12:02PM
1.42
12:46AM
1.39
1:20PM
1.34
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thu
04
Sunrise--7:01-------7:00-------6:58-----
Sunset-----6:08-------6:09-------6:10--
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-1422321--2421-----11---
Temp. °C101111111111109109911111110111111111111111010
Feels °C (?)345445656624577988989987
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for West Coast South Island

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Cobden Breakwater (calm at HokitikaAeroAws 35 km from Cobden Breakwater). A 4.0m swell from the W is too big for here

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0.0
12.3
Air / Water (°C)
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