Cobden Breakwater Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Cobden Breakwater 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
12.4°C
0.0° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 1PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (22 Sep)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (22 Sep)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Thu night).

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
!
5
4
2
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
W
13
3
W
8
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
9
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
9
3.5
W
14
2
W
14
3.5
W
15
3
W
15
3
W
15
3
W
16
3
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
15
2.3
W
15
2.2
W
15
2
W
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1537
1075
1895
2205
2215
1171
1131
4016
1572
5189
4690
4484
4371
3866
3601
3260
2981
2437
2177
1763
1554
1223
1033
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SE
10
ESE
5
SSW
20
WSW
10
SW
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
E
10
W
10
W
5
W
0
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:28AM2.59m
7:56PM2.70m
8:20AM2.74m
8:41PM2.88m
9:04AM2.90m
Low Tide
1:18AM1.32m
1:45PM1.28m
2:12AM1.17m
2:34PM1.11m
2:55AM0.98m
3:13PM0.94m
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:31
6:32
 mm
3
3
1
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
9
8
6
7
10
10
10
8
7
6
6
7
10
9
8
8
Feels °C
7
3
2
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
6
4
6
5
4
2
2
4
7
6
6
7
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