Cobden Breakwater Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Issued: 11 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
13.3° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 2AM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (04 Jul)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (04 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri night, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
!
2
!
!
1
2
0
1
0
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
9
2
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
11
3
NW
11
3.5
NW
11
3
NW
10
3.5
NW
11
4.5
NNW
11
3
NNW
10
2.4
NNW
10
2
NNW
10
1.9
WNW
9
1.6
W
10
1.7
W
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
3
W
12
3
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.3
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
413
1125
1733
1917
2424
2242
3168
4328
1522
1100
717
641
522
580
860
1298
2115
2790
2830
2877
4213
3647
3020
2469
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
N
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
20
N
15
W
15
WNW
25
WNW
10
W
20
WSW
5
ENE
5
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
1:02AM3.16m
1:26PM3.05m
1:40AM3.10m
2:06PM2.98m
2:21AM3.04m
2:49PM2.91m
Low Tide
6:55PM1.00m
7:16AM0.99m
7:33PM1.00m
7:57AM0.97m
8:13PM1.01m
8:40AM0.97m
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:04
8:03
8:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:14
5:15
 mm
2
2
1
1
7
12
8
4
5
2
8
4
Temp °C
11
12
12
10
11
12
11
12
12
12
11
11
8
8
10
7
8
7
6
7
7
11
11
8
Feels °C
8
8
8
6
6
6
5
8
9
9
5
8
3
6
8
3
5
3
1
2
2
5
6
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
9
2
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
11
3
NW
11
0.2
W
22
3
NW
10
3.5
NW
11
4.5
NNW
11
3
NNW
10
2.4
NNW
10
2
NNW
10
1.9
WNW
9
1.6
W
10
1.7
W
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
3
W
12
3
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.3
W
15
Energy kJ
413
1125
1733
1917
37
2242
3168
4328
1522
1100
717
641
522
580
860
1298
2115
2790
2830
2877
4213
3647
3020
2469
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
23
0.2
W
21
0.4
W
20
0.5
W
19
2.1
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
10
0.8
W
18
1.6
N
9
1.5
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.2
N
9
0.9
W
15
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.3
N
8
Energy kJ
126
7
11
10
34
123
188
1054
610
390
459
359
257
225
347
84
64
45
19
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
18
0.8
W
18
0.7
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.4
N
9
1.2
N
9
0.9
W
15
0.7
N
8
Energy kJ
321
404
96
237
325
230
352
65
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
NW
11
2.3
N
8
3
N
9
1.9
WNW
10
0.4
S
3
Energy kJ
2424
609
1173
678
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
1
1
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
128
136
136
156
156
156
168
190
156
156
156
153
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
5
5
5
8
7
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
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