Cobden Breakwater Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Cobden Breakwater 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
13.5° C
0.8° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 11PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)--
Afternoon (11 Jul)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (11 Jul)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon afternoon).

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
4
3
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1
W
15
1
W
15
1
W
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
1.3
NW
7
3
NNW
8
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
1.8
NNW
9
1.4
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
768
768
768
758
739
693
666
558
551
435
435
423
265
265
204
154
189
1442
1679
1024
872
486
334
402
Wind (km/h)
0
NE
5
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
30
NNE
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:53PM2.99m
8:22AM3.10m
8:55PM3.16m
9:25AM3.23m
9:53PM3.33m
10:23AM3.35m
Low Tide
1:35PM0.97m
2:08AM0.90m
2:41PM0.88m
3:10AM0.75m
3:41PM0.76m
4:07AM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:02
8:00
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:20
5:21
 mm
1
7
7
2
3
3
2
2
Temp °C
10
8
7
6
6
7
7
10
11
11
10
9
7
8
8
11
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
13
Feels °C
8
6
4
2
2
3
4
8
9
9
7
6
4
4
4
6
7
5
10
10
10
10
10
10
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