Cobden Breakwater surf break

Cobden Breakwater surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 09 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
17.2° 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 10PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 09). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)--
Afternoon (09 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (09 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WNW
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
0.9
NNW
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
WSW
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
WSW
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.4
NW
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
0.7
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1
W
1
W
Period(s) (?)88881311121111101010109991312121212111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1781681691472955666865535254432902351841387855495276144325350200192
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
10
WSW
5
S
5
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
0
S
5
SW
0
NE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
onglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:36PM
2.52
4:00AM
2.51
4:48PM
2.46
5:18AM
2.49
5:59PM
2.49
6:30AM
2.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:44PM
1.34
10:28AM
1.35
10:59PM
1.37
11:44AM
1.32
12:14AM
1.30
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise------7:00-------7:01-------7:03-
Sunset-6:13-------6:10-------6:09------
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
11---------------------1
Temp. °C161514131213121616141312111012171916141312131517
Feels °C (?)141413121112101514141311981016171512109101316
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