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Cobden Breakwater surf break

Cobden Breakwater surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
18.1° 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 5AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (13 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (13 Jan)4ft (1.2m)10s

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

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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
1
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.8
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)1111111010101010101099101010109991010101111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)988850670663479402340327273262212212184196196154144144147163137152123140
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SE
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
5
SSW
0
SSW
0
ESE
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
0
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		glassonononononcross-
on		glassglassonononcross-
on		cross-
off		glasscrossglassglassoncross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:22AM
2.67
7:54PM
2.72
8:24AM
2.72
8:51PM
2.78
9:20AM
2.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:05AM
1.40
1:40PM
1.43
2:08AM
1.43
2:40PM
1.41
3:07AM
1.40
3:34PM
1.36
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise---6:13-------6:13-------6:15----
Sunset-------9:13-------9:13-------9:12
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------111-----------1
Temp. °C141413111516161614141314151717171413141417171816
Feels °C (?)11121191414131312121214151514151312131317171816
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