Cobden Breakwater Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Issued: 5 am 01 Jul 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 (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 8AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (01 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (01 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri night).

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
178
137
139
137
36
31
75
75
77
40
41
67
71
49
78
175
157
281
325
411
435
980
1226
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
E
10
E
0
ENE
5
W
5
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
0
E
5
WNW
0
NE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:36AM3.15m
11:50PM3.20m
12:12PM3.14m
00:25AM3.19m
12:48PM3.10m
Low Tide
5:25AM1.09m
5:45PM1.07m
6:01AM1.05m
6:20PM1.03m
6:37AM1.01m
6:55PM1.00m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:04
8:04
8:04
8:04
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
5:13
5:14
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
11
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
12
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
8
8
8
10
11
10
9
8
8
8
8
11
10
10
9
8
8
7
7
10
11
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
11
Energy kJ
78
178
137
139
137
36
31
75
75
77
40
41
67
71
48
78
175
157
281
325
411
435
980
1226
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
13
0.3
NNW
4
0.3
N
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WNW
5
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
NW
5
0.6
NW
5
0.8
NW
6
0.1
SW
15
0.1
W
15
Energy kJ
56
3
3
1
1
33
30
17
18
2
49
13
21
36
8
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.3
NW
5
0.4
WSW
13
Energy kJ
3
1
1
4
55
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
6
5
7
8
9
9
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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