Cobden Breakwater surf break

Cobden Breakwater surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 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
16.8° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today?

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 2PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)8ft (2.4m)12s
Afternoon (17 Apr)7ft (2.2m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
1
0
!
0
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
W
2.2
W
2.2
W
1.5
W
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
2.2
W
2.1
W
2
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.1
W
1.7
W
1.2
W
Period(s) (?)121213138991010101112121213151414141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)165614151568764937181119811006900824141919522542237626723665371036593419292724711662991490
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
35
NNW
30
NW
20
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
5
NNW
10
N
5
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:18AM
3.42
10:43PM
3.38
11:00AM
3.49
11:24PM
3.43
11:45AM
3.47
12:08AM
3.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:31PM
0.40
4:50AM
0.44
5:13PM
0.40
5:32AM
0.44
5:57PM
0.49
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise7:07-------7:09-------7:09-------
Sunset---6:00------5:58-------5:57-----
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
11258665322232431-1-----
Temp. °C1314151515161615141514131211121011141312109910
Feels °C (?)12111110101112121212131211910881211117556
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