Cobden Breakwater surf break

Cobden Breakwater surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 NZST
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
16.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today?

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 2PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (18 Apr)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (18 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
W
2
W
2.2
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)101010121212131414141414141413131313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)90082410351797240024122668292734193372314429232689150911218486305432691921421077978
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
N
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
N
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:00AM
3.49
11:24PM
3.43
11:45AM
3.47
12:08AM
3.40
12:34PM
3.38
12:57AM
3.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:13PM
0.40
5:32AM
0.44
5:57PM
0.49
6:18AM
0.52
6:46PM
0.63
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise7:09-------7:09-------7:11-------
Sunset--5:58-------5:57-------5:54-----
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
3232111751--------------
Temp. °C1414131211111111121415131110910121514108878
Feels °C (?)111111119989101112119655710964424
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