Cobden Breakwater Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Cobden Breakwater 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.7° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 3PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (07 Sep)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (07 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
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)
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
11
0.8
W
9
0.9
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
966
838
815
746
613
250
214
197
353
341
284
142
97
103
191
318
370
407
407
343
337
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
SE
5
SW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:02AM2.80m
7:37PM2.91m
8:11AM2.94m
8:39PM3.09m
9:07AM3.09m
Low Tide
1:21PM1.12m
1:57AM0.94m
2:26PM0.94m
2:54AM0.74m
3:19PM0.74m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:16
 mm
Temp °C
8
11
12
10
7
6
7
7
9
10
11
10
9
9
7
6
8
11
12
11
10
Feels °C
2
6
8
7
4
3
4
4
7
8
10
8
7
7
4
3
6
9
9
8
7
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