Cobden Breakwater Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Cobden Breakwater 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
12.0° C
0.5° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 10AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (30 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (30 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
3
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
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4
3
3
3
3
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.2
W
13
0.6
WSW
16
2.3
NW
8
3
NW
9
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
9
4.5
W
10
4.5
W
12
5
W
14
5
W
14
4.5
W
14
4
W
13
3
W
13
2.5
W
12
2.1
W
11
1.8
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
521
521
513
193
574
1366
1801
1801
1961
2415
3751
6445
9157
8663
8282
5369
3090
1652
1027
661
432
440
384
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
30
N
20
N
20
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
25
W
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
S
10
SSW
5
SE
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
11:16AM3.19m
11:30PM3.27m
11:50AM3.21m
00:03AM3.30m
12:24PM3.21m
Low Tide
5:06AM0.99m
5:24PM0.94m
5:41AM0.90m
5:57PM0.87m
6:15AM0.83m
6:30PM0.83m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:47
7:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
1
2
8
4
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
Temp °C
10
10
9
11
12
12
12
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
8
7
5
3
3
8
10
8
6
Feels °C
7
7
6
7
6
8
8
6
3
2
1
0
1
2
4
2
0
-2
-3
3
7
4
3
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