Cobden Breakwater Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Issued: 5 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
13.8° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (20 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 9PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)--
Afternoon (20 Jun)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (20 Jun)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Sat
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
!
!
4
4
4
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
9
4
WNW
9
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
2
WNW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.7
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1563
2767
2703
2138
1657
1412
1080
983
838
687
645
338
242
206
159
132
198
390
384
384
317
141
143
143
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
40
NNW
10
SW
10
SW
5
NNE
5
NW
5
W
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SE
5
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
Wind State
cross
cross
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:01PM3.10m
3:23AM3.14m
3:55PM2.96m
4:21AM2.99m
4:51PM2.85m
5:21AM2.89m
Low Tide
9:08PM0.99m
9:43AM0.99m
10:04PM1.12m
10:39AM1.13m
11:03PM1.24m
11:36AM1.24m
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:03
8:04
8:04
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:08
5:08
 mm
4
4
18
4
3
1
2
3
Temp °C
15
15
13
12
12
12
12
13
12
11
11
10
10
9
9
10
11
11
10
10
9
8
8
10
Feels °C
10
8
11
10
12
11
11
9
8
7
8
8
8
7
6
7
9
10
8
8
6
5
4
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
18
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
2
WNW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.3
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
8
1
W
8
0.9
NW
9
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
Energy kJ
65
62
2703
2138
1657
1412
1080
983
838
687
645
338
229
178
155
124
110
390
384
384
317
98
72
74
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
17
0.4
WSW
17
0.3
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
8
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.7
WSW
7
0.9
NW
9
0.8
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
Energy kJ
61
101
97
53
106
119
112
106
42
196
242
206
159
132
52
110
86
70
54
141
143
143
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
Energy kJ
51
84
82
80
44
72
69
68
104
116
198
54
41
31
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
9
4
WNW
9
0.3
E
2
Energy kJ
1563
2767
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
327
172
180
48
0
0
0
48
201
180
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
7
7
6
6
8
6
5
5
5
5
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