Cobden Breakwater Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Cobden Breakwater 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 8PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (15 Sep)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (15 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
1
0
2
0
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
WSW
9
1.2
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.7
W
11
2.1
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
2.4
W
10
2.4
W
10
3.5
W
9
3
W
10
1.6
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
514
500
145
141
99
115
147
284
410
553
637
919
855
1123
986
702
1070
1254
1945
1745
1297
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
0
SSW
5
W
0
NNE
0
NE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
WNW
25
WSW
15
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
5
SW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:06PM3.06m
1:27AM2.98m
1:42PM2.91m
2:08AM2.81m
2:24PM2.76m
Low Tide
7:00AM0.71m
7:16PM0.80m
7:37AM0.89m
7:55PM0.97m
8:18AM1.07m
8:40PM1.16m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:24
6:25
 mm
1
1
1
5
11
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
9
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
12
13
12
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
8
Feels °C
7
10
10
10
9
8
8
8
7
8
9
8
8
8
8
4
5
2
2
3
6
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