Cobden Breakwater Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Cobden Breakwater 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
12.6°C
0.4° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 7AM is: 5.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)18ft (5.5m)11s
Afternoon (31 Aug)18ft (5.5m)11s
Evening (31 Aug)18ft (5.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon morning, calm by Tue afternoon).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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3
4
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
W
11
4.5
W
11
4.5
W
10
4.5
W
10
5.5
W
11
5.5
W
11
5.5
WSW
11
5.5
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
11
4
W
11
3.5
W
11
3.5
W
13
3
W
13
1.7
W
13
1.6
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4778
4778
4330
4360
6136
6653
7336
7454
7454
6540
5320
3931
3191
3606
3338
1049
933
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
0
SW
15
W
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
on
High Tide
00:09AM3.38m
12:31PM3.27m
00:45AM3.33m
1:07PM3.21m
Low Tide
6:02PM0.65m
6:22AM0.61m
6:36PM0.67m
6:59AM0.65m
7:15PM0.73m
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
8
9
8
8
10
Feels °C
2
2
3
2
1
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
2
3
4
4
7
6
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