Cobden Breakwater Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Cobden Breakwater 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
12.1° 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 (30 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 11PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)--
Afternoon (30 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (30 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning).

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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)
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
3
4
3
3
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
NW
8
3
NW
9
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
4.5
W
12
5
W
13
5
W
13
4.5
W
13
3.5
W
13
3
W
13
2.4
W
12
2
W
11
1.8
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
582
1405
1876
1714
1801
2526
3665
6045
8467
7995
6514
4536
2802
1546
949
663
434
384
313
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
20
WSW
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
11:30PM3.27m
11:50AM3.21m
00:03AM3.30m
12:24PM3.21m
Low Tide
5:24PM0.94m
5:41AM0.90m
5:57PM0.87m
6:15AM0.83m
6:30PM0.83m
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:47
7:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
3
6
4
2
6
3
3
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
7
6
5
3
4
8
9
7
6
Feels °C
7
8
8
5
5
3
1
1
1
3
4
2
0
-2
-1
4
5
3
3
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