Cobden Breakwater Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Cobden Breakwater 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
12.3° C
0.0° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 2AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (07 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (07 Aug)7ft (2.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
1
1
1
1
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.7
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
10
1.7
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
2.3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.2
NW
9
2
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
2.1
NNW
8
2.1
NNW
8
2.1
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
9
2.5
NNW
9
2.3
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
28
61
320
580
919
1069
1131
805
621
572
616
587
569
987
1003
758
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
E
10
E
20
E
15
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
30
E
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:32AM2.86m
5:08PM2.77m
5:48AM2.82m
6:28PM2.79m
Low Tide
10:14PM1.10m
10:49AM1.11m
11:28PM1.15m
12:06PM1.16m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
 mm
1
1
2
2
4
4
8
9
2
2
5
Temp °C
6
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
8
9
9
9
9
10
11
10
11
Feels °C
3
2
1
0
2
3
3
4
5
6
6
5
5
6
7
6
5
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