Cobden Breakwater Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Cobden Breakwater 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
12.3°C
0.1° 

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):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 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 11PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)--
Afternoon (27 Aug)7ft (2.2m)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 70mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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)
2
4
4
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1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
NW
8
2.5
NNW
8
3
NW
10
3.5
NNW
10
4
NNW
10
4
NNW
11
3.5
NNW
10
3.5
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
3
NW
10
2.1
NNW
9
1.8
NNW
9
2
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
9
1.4
NW
8
0.6
W
20
0.7
W
19
0.8
W
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
634
941
1764
2216
3398
3371
2497
2331
1956
1509
778
510
819
471
254
274
276
354
418
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
40
NNE
30
N
20
N
30
NNW
15
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
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>
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:06
 mm
2
1
1
12
31
7
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
9
9
12
12
12
13
13
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
7
6
5
4
5
7
8
7
10
7
7
7
6
7
8
8
7
7
7
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