Cobden Breakwater surf break

Cobden Breakwater surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 23 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
17.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today?

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 8PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)4ft (1.2m)15s
Afternoon (23 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.6
W
0.8
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
Period(s) (?)161614141414131313131312121212111111111616151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)763773542507425401312303238173168115111109106113135133130190324462431425
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
0
N
5
W
0
SSW
5
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcrosscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
onglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassonglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:35PM
3.23
2:59AM
3.12
3:33PM
3.05
4:00AM
2.96
4:45PM
2.87
5:16AM
2.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:21AM
0.68
8:49PM
0.78
9:14AM
0.86
9:45PM
0.99
10:21AM
1.04
10:55PM
1.18
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise--------7:41-------7:41-------
Sunset---7:43-------7:40-------7:38----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141616161514131314171716141413131419191717161615
Feels °C (?)131516171514121113151515131311111218171616141311
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