Cobden Breakwater Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Cobden Breakwater 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
12.0° C
0.2° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 2AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.8
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.9
NW
10
2.2
NW
10
2.2
NW
10
2.1
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
109
106
156
102
99
54
49
49
48
28
76
367
565
753
924
869
727
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
NE
5
N
5
NE
5
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:26AM2.95m
3:58PM2.83m
4:32AM2.86m
5:08PM2.77m
Low Tide
9:13PM1.01m
9:45AM1.02m
10:14PM1.10m
10:49AM1.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
5
4
4
4
4
7
8
7
6
5
5
6
6
6
6
8
9
Feels °C
2
0
0
0
0
4
6
5
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
4
6
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