Cobden Breakwater Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Issued: 11 pm 20 Jun 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 (21 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 3AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (21 Jun)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (21 Jun)7ft (2.1m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
4
4
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
9
2.1
W
9
1.4
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1
NW
9
1
NW
9
0.7
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2621
2138
1657
1412
1209
1064
838
761
742
338
242
211
159
155
201
390
384
384
317
141
143
143
265
273
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
0
NW
0
NW
10
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
S
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
on
on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:23AM3.14m
3:55PM2.96m
4:21AM2.99m
4:51PM2.85m
5:21AM2.89m
5:49PM2.79m
Low Tide
9:08PM0.99m
9:43AM0.99m
10:04PM1.12m
10:39AM1.13m
11:03PM1.24m
11:36AM1.24m
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:03
8:04
8:04
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:08
 mm
20
5
4
1
3
3
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
13
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
Feels °C
11
10
12
12
10
9
8
7
8
9
8
9
8
9
11
10
10
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
9
2.1
W
9
1.5
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
8
1
W
8
0.9
NW
9
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
Energy kJ
2621
2138
1657
1412
1209
1064
838
761
742
280
229
192
155
121
112
390
384
384
317
98
96
74
265
273
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
17
0.4
WSW
17
0.3
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
15
1.4
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1
NW
9
1
NW
9
0.8
WSW
7
0.9
NW
9
0.8
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
Energy kJ
61
101
97
53
106
119
85
65
44
338
242
211
159
155
67
110
86
70
54
141
143
143
28
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.6
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
Energy kJ
51
84
82
80
72
69
68
104
116
201
54
32
31
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
2
Energy kJ
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
180
48
0
0
85
85
169
190
0
0
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)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
5
5
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
8
5
8
7
6
6
6
8
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
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