Cobden Breakwater Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Cobden Breakwater 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
12.5° C
0.2° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 21s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 6AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (02 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)21s
Evening (02 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
9
1.2
W
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
1
W
8
1
W
8
0.4
WSW
21
0.5
W
21
0.7
WSW
19
0.9
WSW
19
1
W
19
1.1
WSW
18
1.2
WSW
18
1.2
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
211
256
132
129
137
124
146
218
387
614
736
817
929
908
850
1231
1431
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
0
E
0
SW
5
ESE
0
SE
0
NW
5
W
10
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:37AM3.29m
12:59PM3.18m
1:12AM3.25m
1:35PM3.12m
Low Tide
6:30PM0.83m
6:50AM0.79m
7:05PM0.82m
7:27AM0.79m
7:42PM0.85m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
6
6
5
4
5
8
8
9
8
9
8
9
10
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
3
3
1
0
1
5
6
8
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
5
3
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