Cobden Breakwater surf break

Cobden Breakwater surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 06 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
17.5° C
(Which is 1.6°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 10AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (06 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (06 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
1.3
WNW
1.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)1313131313121212121212111114141414141313131398
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6275313672822692021521111097875735041116116113105101999896237270
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:45AM
3.02
1:07PM
2.92
1:20AM
2.89
1:47PM
2.78
2:01AM
2.75
2:35PM
2.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:56AM
0.89
7:16PM
0.97
7:33AM
1.03
7:56PM
1.11
8:17AM
1.16
8:43PM
1.24
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
Sunrise--6:56-------6:56-------6:58-----
Sunset-----6:17-------6:15-------6:15--
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
------------126311-22222
Temp. °C141314182019161515151617151414151515151416161616
Feels °C (?)10910151817141111121315141211141413131113131415
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