Cobden Breakwater Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Cobden Breakwater 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
12.5°C
0.3° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 2PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (26 Aug)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (26 Aug)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 109mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed night, fresh winds from the N by Thu night).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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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)
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
4
4
2
3
3
2
4
4
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2
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0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
W
14
2.3
W
14
2.3
W
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
2.3
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
9
2.4
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
9
2.3
NW
8
2.5
NW
9
3
NW
10
3.5
NNW
10
3
NW
10
4
NNW
11
3.5
NNW
10
3.5
NNW
10
3.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.2
W
13
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2245
1975
1894
617
542
620
915
913
960
724
528
508
675
999
1676
2216
2057
3807
2631
2357
2026
1831
1609
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
NE
10
NE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
30
NE
35
N
20
NNW
30
N
25
NW
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
9:38AM2.97m
9:55PM3.09m
10:15AM3.09m
10:29PM3.22m
10:50AM3.20m
Low Tide
3:29AM1.11m
3:49PM1.04m
4:06AM0.95m
4:24PM0.89m
4:40AM0.81m
4:56PM0.78m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:05
 mm
2
2
2
7
9
8
8
10
14
6
2
2
2
1
9
17
2
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
14
13
14
13
12
10
10
12
13
13
12
11
12
13
13
13
12
11
11
Feels °C
10
11
12
10
10
10
12
12
11
6
6
8
9
10
8
5
6
9
7
8
7
6
6
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