Cobden Breakwater surf break

Cobden Breakwater surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 21 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
16.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today?

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 7AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)111615151413131212121218181716161515151314131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)39504471679290524950506110394131181121110115168204170129127
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
0
E
5
WSW
5
S
5
SE
5
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassonglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:53AM
3.18
2:33PM
3.07
2:58AM
3.03
3:44PM
2.92
4:11AM
2.92
4:56PM
2.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:40PM
0.82
8:11AM
0.84
8:41PM
1.02
9:22AM
1.00
9:52PM
1.17
10:37AM
1.10
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise----7:13-------7:15-------7:16---
Sunset------5:52-------5:51-------5:49-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C8777812141177667111211109999121211
Feels °C (?)333248117222239997666610109
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