Cobden Breakwater Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Cobden Breakwater 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.7° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 6AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (08 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
1.2
W
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
613
250
214
197
353
341
284
209
164
158
320
370
400
407
407
400
337
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
NE
5
NE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:37PM2.91m
8:11AM2.94m
8:39PM3.09m
9:07AM3.09m
Low Tide
1:57AM0.94m
2:26PM0.94m
2:54AM0.74m
3:19PM0.74m
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clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:16
 mm
Temp °C
5
4
4
6
7
8
11
10
9
8
6
5
8
11
12
10
9
Feels °C
2
0
0
3
5
6
9
9
7
6
3
2
6
9
9
8
6
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