Cobden Breakwater Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Cobden Breakwater 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
12.4°C
0.0° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 3AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 3.0m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)11ft (3.5m)15s
Afternoon (23 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (23 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue night, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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)
0
0
0
!
!
5
2
3
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
14
3.5
WSW
9
2
W
14
3.5
W
15
3.5
W
15
3
W
15
3
W
16
3
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.4
W
15
2.3
W
15
2.2
W
15
2
W
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.7
W
14
1.6
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3761
1742
1549
5072
4980
4484
4371
4142
3601
3260
2753
2437
2177
1763
1554
1195
1033
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
10
SSE
15
E
5
SE
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
WSW
10
WSW
0
W
5
E
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:56PM2.70m
8:20AM2.74m
8:41PM2.88m
9:04AM2.90m
Low Tide
2:12AM1.17m
2:34PM1.11m
2:55AM0.98m
3:13PM0.94m
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:31
6:32
 mm
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
8
6
7
10
10
9
8
7
6
5
6
10
9
8
8
Feels °C
4
3
2
3
2
6
4
5
5
4
2
1
3
7
5
7
6
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