Cobden Breakwater surf break

Cobden Breakwater surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 10 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Cobden Breakwater surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
18.3° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today?

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 4PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (10 Jan)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (10 Jan)5ft (1.6m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1
W
1.6
WNW
1.6
W
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
2.1
NW
3
NW
3.5
NW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
W
3.5
W
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
W
1.9
WSW
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
Period(s) (?)1515148910106891011111111111212121111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)292284429276393294294318103522473775351436703934358028281247132411601023911762646541
Wind
(km/h)
25
N
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
N
40
N
40
NNW
30
NW
5
WNW
15
W
45
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
onononononcross-
on
crossglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:58PM
2.86
5:23AM
2.75
5:54PM
2.76
6:20AM
2.68
6:54PM
2.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:42AM
1.16
11:13PM
1.20
11:36AM
1.30
12:06AM
1.32
12:37PM
1.39
1:05AM
1.40
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise-------6:09-------6:11-------6:13
Sunset---9:14-------9:14-------9:13----
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--111112469141551---------
Temp. °C161818181818181818181816151314141516161614121212
Feels °C (?)131617171716151413131516144981011111211101110
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