Cobden Breakwater surf break

Cobden Breakwater surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 28 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
17.6° C
(Which is 1.3°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 11PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)--
Afternoon (28 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (28 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.3
NW
1.9
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
1.8
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313141413131313139111111101016101099999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23923923924324729929522922521830086611099967456021537192218101377126312911121997
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
10
E
5
E
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
5
E
10
NW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrossoffoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:32PM
2.85
9:01AM
2.98
9:30PM
2.96
9:52AM
3.11
10:17PM
3.07
10:35AM
3.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:17PM
1.07
2:47AM
1.10
3:17PM
0.93
3:41AM
0.94
4:05PM
0.80
4:26AM
0.80
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise------7:46-------7:47-------7:48-
Sunset-7:34-------7:32-------7:30------
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------144-1441111-------
Temp. °C181817161616161516171616161616171615141413131314
Feels °C (?)19191816161616161518151515161717111199891012
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