Cobden Breakwater Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Cobden Breakwater 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
12.3°C
0.2° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 8AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 1.8m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Afternoon (29 Sep)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (29 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
W
9
3
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.2
W
13
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.1
W
9
1.9
W
9
1.9
W
9
1.9
W
9
1.8
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.5
W
8
0.9
WSW
14
1.6
W
14
1.5
W
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1759
1343
1199
1642
1346
1225
771
606
593
580
509
377
317
322
947
849
743
665
596
605
529
174
196
259
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
E
5
SE
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
00:43AM3.42m
1:05PM3.34m
1:22AM3.37m
1:45PM3.27m
2:07AM3.25m
2:29PM3.16m
Low Tide
6:55AM0.52m
7:12PM0.58m
7:36AM0.61m
7:54PM0.67m
8:20AM0.76m
8:42PM0.82m
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7:09
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7:38
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1
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Temp °C
10
10
9
10
11
12
11
11
11
11
10
11
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
10
Feels °C
5
5
6
8
10
10
8
9
9
10
9
10
10
9
8
8
8
7
7
7
8
8
9
9
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