Cobden Breakwater surf break

Cobden Breakwater surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 28 Oct 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
13.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today?

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 10PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)--
Afternoon (28 Oct)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (28 Oct)11ft (3.5m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.5
W
1.8
W
2
W
2
W
1.9
WSW
1.8
W
Period(s) (?)10101010910101011111111111111111111667778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)26173669240214951279171719241752152012191037776683533396389440432186253371400405387
Wind
(km/h)
35
SW
35
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
0
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNW
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
20
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
glassglassglassoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:43PM
2.67
4:25AM
2.58
4:49PM
2.59
5:34AM
2.54
6:01PM
2.59
6:43AM
2.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:05PM
1.26
10:34AM
1.28
11:16PM
1.27
11:45AM
1.28
12:27AM
1.19
12:55PM
1.19
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Sunrise-----6:24-------6:22-------6:22--
Sunset-8:12-------8:13-------8:14------
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
2112221------11112222221
Temp. °C899887911111010109811121212111111111212
Feels °C (?)002122678788869878766688
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