Cobden Breakwater surf break

Cobden Breakwater surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
16.6° 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 9PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)--
Afternoon (17 Apr)7ft (2.2m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
!
0
0
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
W
1.6
W
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
2.2
W
2.1
W
2
W
2.3
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.2
W
1.8
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)131389911101010121212131414141414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)153486510442042218411079008241146205825692584244431483467365933722882244018111110746551277
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
35
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:43PM
3.38
11:00AM
3.49
11:24PM
3.43
11:45AM
3.47
12:08AM
3.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:31PM
0.40
4:50AM
0.44
5:13PM
0.40
5:32AM
0.44
5:57PM
0.49
6:18AM
0.52
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise------7:09-------7:09-------7:11-
Sunset-6:00------5:58-------5:57-------
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
24965622234214921-------
Temp. °C161515151615141514131211101113141513111010101115
Feels °C (?)131091012111112121111978111112118655611
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