Cobden Breakwater Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Issued: 5 am 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
13.7° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (22 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 10AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (22 Jun)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (22 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thu
25
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
280
229
159
121
110
390
384
384
317
141
143
143
261
269
213
189
187
139
139
141
154
236
293
387
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
5
N
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
SW
30
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
on
on
on
High Tide
4:21AM2.99m
4:51PM2.85m
5:21AM2.89m
5:49PM2.79m
6:20AM2.84m
6:48PM2.78m
Low Tide
10:39AM1.13m
11:03PM1.24m
11:36AM1.24m
00:03AM1.31m
12:33PM1.31m
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mod rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:04
8:04
8:04
8:04
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5:08
5:08
5:08
5:08
 mm
1
3
2
7
7
Temp °C
10
8
8
10
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
12
10
9
9
9
8
9
11
11
10
10
9
Feels °C
8
5
5
7
10
10
10
9
8
8
8
7
10
8
6
6
5
5
5
8
9
7
3
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
8
1
W
8
0.9
NW
9
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
14
0.8
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
Energy kJ
280
229
159
121
110
390
384
384
317
98
96
74
261
269
213
189
187
139
139
141
154
90
201
163
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
9
1.1
NW
9
1
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.7
WSW
7
0.9
NW
9
0.8
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.3
N
4
0.3
N
5
0.4
NNE
6
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
Energy kJ
276
190
159
115
54
110
86
70
69
141
143
143
28
20
14
14
13
5
3
4
13
236
293
341
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
14
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.2
N
3
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
Energy kJ
69
68
104
116
110
54
53
31
1
5
5
5
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
2
0.3
E
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
2
0.2
NNE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.4
SE
3
1.1
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
79
387
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
48
136
48
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
7
6
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
7
8
9
9
9
8
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