Cobden Breakwater Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Cobden Breakwater 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
12.3°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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 3PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (29 Sep)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (29 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
9
1.8
W
13
2.2
W
13
3
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.1
W
9
2
W
9
2
W
9
2
W
9
1.8
W
9
1.7
W
9
1.5
W
8
0.9
WSW
14
1.6
W
14
1.5
W
14
1.5
W
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1343
1155
1642
1476
1250
771
670
679
664
517
425
317
322
961
849
849
665
596
514
529
174
196
263
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
S
0
SE
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
1:05PM3.34m
1:22AM3.37m
1:45PM3.27m
2:07AM3.25m
2:29PM3.16m
Low Tide
6:55AM0.52m
7:12PM0.58m
7:36AM0.61m
7:54PM0.67m
8:20AM0.76m
8:42PM0.82m
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7:09
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7:38
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 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
10
9
10
11
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
10
Feels °C
5
6
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
10
9
8
8
7
7
7
8
9
8
9
9
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