Cobden Breakwater Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Cobden Breakwater 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
13.9°C
1.3° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 10AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Afternoon (09 Oct)5ft (1.5m)15s
Evening (09 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
W
16
1.7
W
16
1.6
W
15
1.5
W
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
15
1.8
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
8
0.8
WSW
15
1.4
NW
9
1.6
NNW
9
1.6
NNW
8
1.6
NNW
9
1.5
NNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1630
1404
1200
1032
892
764
744
639
551
581
620
520
424
419
392
427
402
296
300
372
347
355
316
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
NW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:33AM3.14m
10:51PM3.27m
11:13AM3.21m
11:30PM3.29m
11:50AM3.24m
Low Tide
4:22AM0.67m
4:42PM0.67m
5:03AM0.60m
5:22PM0.61m
5:41AM0.59m
5:59PM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:56
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6:52
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7:50
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Temp °C
11
12
15
17
15
14
14
13
13
13
16
18
17
15
14
13
13
13
13
15
16
15
13
Feels °C
8
9
13
14
13
13
13
11
10
10
15
17
15
13
12
11
12
12
12
14
15
15
13
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