Cobden Breakwater Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Cobden Breakwater 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
11.9°C
0.4° 

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):

  • 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 (1.5m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 10PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

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

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.5
W
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
9
0.9
W
9
1.2
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.8
W
11
2.3
WNW
11
3
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1382
1240
951
834
724
613
514
500
145
141
99
118
142
267
332
520
723
1121
1898
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
SSE
5
W
0
NNW
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:30PM3.18m
00:49AM3.14m
1:06PM3.06m
1:27AM2.98m
1:42PM2.91m
Low Tide
6:39PM0.64m
7:00AM0.71m
7:16PM0.80m
7:37AM0.89m
7:55PM0.97m
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:22
6:24
 mm
1
1
1
2
8
Temp °C
11
10
8
8
8
8
9
11
11
11
10
9
10
10
10
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
10
9
7
6
6
6
7
10
9
10
9
7
8
8
7
10
8
8
7
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