Cobden Breakwater Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Cobden Breakwater 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
12.8°C
0.6° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 6PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (09 Sep)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
3
4
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
W
9
2.4
W
10
1.7
WSW
19
1.9
WSW
19
2.1
W
19
3
W
18
3
W
18
3
W
17
2.5
W
17
3
W
17
1.9
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
460
407
407
400
337
320
313
372
448
1126
1102
1115
2159
2669
3100
5876
5320
4749
4322
4998
1916
Wind (km/h)
10
E
0
SSW
5
W
0
NW
5
N
10
NW
15
NW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
10
S
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
SSE
0
ENE
5
ENE
0
SW
5
NW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
on
High Tide
9:07AM3.09m
9:29PM3.26m
9:56AM3.21m
10:14PM3.38m
10:38AM3.29m
Low Tide
3:19PM0.74m
3:44AM0.57m
4:05PM0.58m
4:28AM0.46m
4:46PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:46
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:17
6:19
 mm
1
1
8
3
1
Temp °C
7
10
11
9
9
10
10
10
10
11
10
8
6
4
4
6
6
7
10
9
10
Feels °C
4
9
9
8
7
8
7
5
4
5
7
5
3
0
0
4
4
5
9
8
5
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