Cobden Breakwater surf break

Cobden Breakwater surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 22 Feb 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
18.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today?

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 2AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (23 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (23 Feb)4ft (1.2m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
W
0.9
WSW
0.9
W
1.1
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
0.7
W
0.8
W
1.3
WSW
1.5
W
Period(s) (?)9131313131212121212121111119101099917161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)74717601561140012309207736615604043432652092021814705414922492132933399051160
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
SW
10
SSW
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
5
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
5
E
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffoffoffoffcrosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:52PM
3.24
3:17AM
3.09
3:42PM
3.08
4:11AM
2.94
4:46PM
2.92
5:20AM
2.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:08PM
0.78
9:28AM
0.88
9:59PM
0.95
10:26AM
1.04
11:01PM
1.12
11:42AM
1.16
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise------7:05-------7:07-------7:07-
Sunset-8:30-------8:30-------8:28------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------11----------
Temp. °C16151411109131616151413121315181817151414141719
Feels °C (?)1111121087121514141412101114181818141313131718
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