Cobden Breakwater Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Cobden Breakwater 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
12.1°C
0.1° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 8PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 3.0m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)10ft (3.0m)18s
Afternoon (11 Sep)8ft (2.5m)17s
Evening (11 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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)
6
5
4
5
0
0
0
0
!
3
!
2
0
0
2
3
3
2
1
2
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
18
2.5
W
17
2.5
W
17
3
W
17
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
W
11
4
W
10
4
W
16
2.4
W
16
3.5
W
16
2
W
16
2
W
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.7
W
16
1.7
W
16
1.6
W
16
2.5
W
9
1.5
W
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5320
4423
4014
4322
6124
2392
3019
3597
7396
2827
6330
2141
2141
1750
1552
1552
1347
1111
1145
991
978
Wind (km/h)
0
ENE
0
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
10:38AM3.29m
10:56PM3.42m
11:18AM3.31m
11:35PM3.38m
11:55AM3.27m
Low Tide
4:46PM0.49m
5:08AM0.43m
5:25PM0.47m
5:47AM0.47m
6:03PM0.53m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:20
6:21
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
9
9
9
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
11
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
5
8
7
8
5
2
2
3
4
6
5
5
4
5
6
7
9
9
7
9
11
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