Cobden Breakwater Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Cobden Breakwater 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
12.6°C
0.4° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 10AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (25 Aug)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (25 Aug)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 116mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, strong winds from the NNE by Thu night).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
15
1.6
W
14
2.5
W
8
2.5
W
8
2.5
W
8
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
14
2.5
W
14
2.4
W
14
2.3
W
14
2.3
W
14
2.5
W
13
2.3
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
8
2.4
W
8
2.3
W
9
2.1
W
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
9
1.9
NW
8
1.8
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
9
2.3
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3281
1092
784
856
891
934
2722
2635
2245
1975
1894
2223
557
725
822
846
826
631
464
490
422
562
863
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
10
NNW
10
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:55AM2.83m
9:17PM2.94m
9:38AM2.97m
9:55PM3.09m
10:15AM3.09m
Low Tide
2:47AM1.26m
3:10PM1.19m
3:29AM1.11m
3:49PM1.04m
4:06AM0.95m
4:24PM0.89m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
7:09
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6:01
6:02
6:04
 mm
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
5
8
10
7
17
9
7
8
3
1
2
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
14
14
14
14
11
9
9
9
10
12
13
12
Feels °C
6
7
8
9
8
8
9
10
10
11
10
11
10
11
14
10
5
5
4
6
9
9
7
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