Cobden Breakwater Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Cobden Breakwater 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
12.0°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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 7AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)5ft (1.5m)15s
Afternoon (14 Sep)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (14 Sep)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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)
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.5
W
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
W
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
978
953
1060
880
886
1554
1382
1240
1106
951
724
613
514
500
192
141
120
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
SE
0
NW
0
WNW
5
NE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
00:12AM3.28m
12:30PM3.18m
00:49AM3.14m
1:06PM3.06m
Low Tide
6:03PM0.53m
6:24AM0.57m
6:39PM0.64m
7:00AM0.71m
7:16PM0.80m
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6:39
6:37
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6:22
6:22
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
10
10
11
10
12
12
11
10
9
9
8
9
11
12
11
11
Feels °C
9
9
7
8
8
10
9
9
9
8
8
6
7
10
11
10
10
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