Cobden Breakwater Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Issued: 5 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
13.8° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (01 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 10PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)--
Afternoon (01 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (01 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat morning).

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.5
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
10
0.8
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
11
3
NW
11
2.5
WNW
11
5
NNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
36
31
75
75
77
40
41
67
101
50
184
224
209
245
250
289
308
381
1010
1291
2125
1641
5410
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
5
WNW
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
35
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:50PM3.20m
12:12PM3.14m
00:25AM3.19m
12:48PM3.10m
1:02AM3.16m
Low Tide
5:45PM1.07m
6:01AM1.05m
6:20PM1.03m
6:37AM1.01m
6:55PM1.00m
7:16AM0.99m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
<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>
5:12
5:13
5:13
5:14
 mm
1
1
8
17
Temp °C
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
12
12
12
11
10
10
9
9
11
12
11
11
10
11
11
11
13
Feels °C
11
10
8
8
8
8
8
11
10
11
9
8
8
6
6
9
10
9
8
6
7
6
5
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.5
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
10
0.8
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
11
0.1
W
23
2.5
WNW
11
0.3
W
21
Energy kJ
36
36
31
75
75
77
40
41
67
101
46
184
224
209
245
250
289
308
381
1010
1291
11
1641
78
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
12
0.2
WNW
5
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
22
Energy kJ
58
33
30
17
18
50
2
9
8
6
11
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
1
1
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
11
3
N
8
5
NNW
11
Energy kJ
2125
1008
5410
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
2
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
128
156
168
328
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
7
6
5
6
7
9
9
5
5
6
6
5
5
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