Cobden Breakwater surf break

Cobden Breakwater surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 NZST
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Cobden Breakwater surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
17.0° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today?

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 11AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 08). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (08 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (08 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.9
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
W
0.7
WSW
1.1
W
1.1
W
0.9
NNW
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.2
W
1.1
W
Period(s) (?)14141313139988888816881311121111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1151051019998132222250211176172159145250145147295584686576460452296235
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
5
NNE
5
NE
15
N
15
N
20
N
15
N
5
N
5
N
5
N
10
NW
15
W
15
WSW
5
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
ESE
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
crossonononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassonglassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:01AM
2.75
2:35PM
2.64
2:52AM
2.61
3:36PM
2.52
4:00AM
2.51
4:48PM
2.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:17AM
1.16
8:43PM
1.24
9:14AM
1.29
9:44PM
1.34
10:28AM
1.35
10:59PM
1.37
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
Sunrise--6:58-------6:58-------7:00-----
Sunset-----6:15-------6:13-------6:10--
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
2541112111111-----------
Temp. °C141414161716161515151516161514131211111615141312
Feels °C (?)1314141415141515151514141414131211991514131211
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