Cobden Breakwater Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Cobden Breakwater 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
13.1° 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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 9AM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)6ft (1.9m)15s
Afternoon (18 Jul)6ft (1.9m)17s
Evening (18 Jul)6ft (1.9m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
17
1.9
WSW
17
1.9
WSW
17
1.9
WSW
17
1.9
WSW
16
2
W
16
2
W
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.6
W
14
1.5
W
14
1.5
W
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1554
1554
1619
2187
2212
2212
2136
1940
2053
2027
730
684
648
631
529
1048
912
886
754
636
627
531
515
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
0
ESE
5
WSW
0
SSW
0
S
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
10
E
5
E
0
S
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
WNW
5
W
0
SSE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:12AM3.45m
1:39PM3.26m
1:58AM3.31m
2:24PM3.11m
2:46AM3.13m
3:10PM2.95m
Low Tide
7:28AM0.60m
7:45PM0.72m
8:15AM0.75m
8:31PM0.88m
9:02AM0.94m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:58
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:25
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
10
12
13
12
11
10
10
10
10
11
12
11
11
Feels °C
9
9
8
10
10
10
10
8
8
7
7
11
12
11
9
8
7
7
8
9
10
10
10
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