Cobden Breakwater Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Cobden Breakwater 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
12.4° C
0.0° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 10AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (01 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (01 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
12
2.3
W
12
1.9
W
11
1.7
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.1
W
9
1.2
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
WSW
8
1
W
8
0.4
WSW
21
0.5
W
21
0.7
WSW
19
0.9
WSW
19
1
W
19
1.1
WSW
18
1.2
WSW
18
1.2
WSW
17
2.5
W
8
2.5
W
9
2.5
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2539
1396
843
580
371
313
211
251
125
122
107
121
146
218
387
614
736
817
929
908
1043
1089
913
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
0
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
WNW
0
W
0
SE
0
WSW
0
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:03AM3.30m
12:24PM3.21m
00:37AM3.29m
12:59PM3.18m
1:12AM3.25m
1:35PM3.12m
Low Tide
6:15AM0.83m
6:30PM0.83m
6:50AM0.79m
7:05PM0.82m
7:27AM0.79m
7:42PM0.85m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:46
7:45
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
5
3
4
8
10
8
6
6
5
4
5
8
9
9
9
8
9
9
10
11
12
11
11
Feels °C
0
-2
-1
3
7
4
3
2
1
0
1
5
7
8
8
7
8
7
8
7
7
6
6
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