Cobden Breakwater Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Cobden Breakwater 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
12.5°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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 3PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (27 Aug)8ft (2.4m)8s
Evening (27 Aug)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 71mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
4
3
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1
1
0
1
0
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
2.4
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
4.5
NNW
10
4
NNW
10
3.5
NNW
10
2.5
NW
10
3
NNW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
9
2.3
W
11
2.2
W
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
0.6
W
20
0.7
W
19
0.8
W
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
528
463
773
981
1785
1500
3639
3824
2785
1481
1854
1642
1357
1340
1040
653
352
276
276
354
418
Wind (km/h)
20
E
15
E
25
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
35
NNE
25
NNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:15AM3.09m
10:29PM3.22m
10:50AM3.20m
11:02PM3.31m
11:23AM3.26m
Low Tide
4:24PM0.89m
4:40AM0.81m
4:56PM0.78m
5:14AM0.69m
5:29PM0.69m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
7:05
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6:04
6:05
6:06
 mm
5
3
2
1
8
19
21
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
11
13
13
11
11
12
12
12
13
12
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
4
7
8
9
7
6
5
8
8
7
8
7
7
6
6
7
9
8
7
6
6
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