Cobden Breakwater Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Cobden Breakwater 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
12.3° C
0.3° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 8AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (25 Jul)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (25 Jul)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Fri night, min 3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
4
4
5
5
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5
5
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
12
2
W
16
2.3
W
16
2.5
W
16
3
W
16
4
W
14
4
W
15
3.5
W
15
3
W
15
3
W
14
2.5
W
14
2.4
W
14
2.1
W
14
1.9
W
14
1.8
W
13
1.7
W
13
1.8
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
812
2002
2701
3344
4189
6600
6123
5266
4284
3423
2677
2249
1719
1368
1124
987
1090
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
E
0
NE
5
SSE
5
SE
15
SSW
0
E
10
SSW
5
S
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
Wind State
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:06PM2.69m
7:37AM2.74m
8:07PM2.77m
8:32AM2.83m
8:58PM2.89m
Low Tide
1:25AM1.45m
1:53PM1.45m
2:22AM1.40m
2:49PM1.37m
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
 mm
2
1
1
2
1
5
1
Temp °C
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
5
4
3
4
8
9
7
6
Feels °C
8
5
7
6
6
5
6
3
5
2
0
-1
0
5
5
4
3
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