Cobden Breakwater surf break

Cobden Breakwater surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 06 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
17.4° 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 12AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 06). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)--
Afternoon (07 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.4
SW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.8
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.6
NW
1.4
WNW
1.4
NW
1.3
WNW
Period(s) (?)13121212121212111511141414141313139888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)26920215211110978757350401161161151051019998110227256346264268213
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
10
E
5
ENE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
10
NW
5
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
5
NNW
10
N
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:07PM
2.92
1:20AM
2.89
1:47PM
2.78
2:01AM
2.75
2:35PM
2.64
2:52AM
2.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:16PM
0.97
7:33AM
1.03
7:56PM
1.11
8:17AM
1.16
8:43PM
1.24
9:14AM
1.29
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise------6:56-------6:58-------6:58-
Sunset-6:17-------6:15-------6:15------
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-------121423----1125313
Temp. °C201915151514161614151414151515161616161716161617
Feels °C (?)181712111110131512141312141514141213141514161516
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