Cobden Breakwater Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Cobden Breakwater 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
12.3°C
0.2° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 4AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (26 Sep)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (26 Sep)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat night, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
0
0
0
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0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
13
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.4
NW
7
1.9
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
9
1.7
W
9
3
WNW
8
4
W
9
4
W
9
3.5
W
10
3.5
W
10
3.5
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
809
668
566
556
469
469
404
183
449
560
476
1168
2345
2800
2648
2274
2788
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
E
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
NE
5
NNE
15
NE
25
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
10
W
15
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
9:56PM3.20m
10:18AM3.20m
10:30PM3.33m
10:53AM3.29m
Low Tide
4:07AM0.65m
4:24PM0.66m
4:42AM0.55m
4:58PM0.57m
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light rain
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clear
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1
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8
13
3
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1
Temp °C
8
7
6
6
7
7
7
8
9
10
10
12
9
9
10
10
10
Feels °C
6
5
3
3
4
4
4
6
7
8
7
8
1
-1
6
5
3
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