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Cobden Breakwater surf break

Cobden Breakwater surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 17 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
18.0° C
 (Which is 1.0°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: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (17 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (17 Jan)2ft (0.6m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)12111111111111111111111111911121111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14717317612813398959568686865655251535149484747484871
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
5
ENE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
ENE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
0
S
10
WSW
15
SW
5
SSE
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
S
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcrosscrossglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassononcrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
on		cross-
on		onglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:52AM
3.05
11:12PM
3.08
11:31AM
3.15
11:52PM
3.16
12:08PM
3.24
12:29AM
3.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:45AM
1.23
5:02PM
1.18
5:25AM
1.12
5:41PM
1.07
6:01AM
1.02
6:18PM
0.97
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
Sunrise-6:16-------6:18-------6:20------
Sunset-----9:10-------9:09-------9:09--
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----11-----------------
Temp. °C131316201818161311111620201816131110151917171514
Feels °C (?)119121816171510771218161514976121614151413
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