Cobden Breakwater surf break

Cobden Breakwater surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 28 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
15.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today?

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 9AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 26s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (28 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (28 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
11
0.5
W
20
0.5
W
20
0.9
W
11
1.1
W
11
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
W
18
0.5
W
17
1.4
W
7
1.7
W
8
1.7
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
499
469
365
294
289
236
232
220
205
198
194
184
286
176
225
154
189
422
495
461
612
1292
1206
990
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
SE
5
WSW
0
S
5
SE
5
ESE
0
ENE
0
NNE
0
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
5
SW
5
ENE
5
E
0
ENE
10
E
10
NE
10
NNW
5
N
0
N
5
SE
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:26AM3.06m
8:50PM3.01m
9:09AM3.12m
9:30PM3.09m
9:47AM3.16m
10:06PM3.15m
Low Tide
2:14AM1.03m
2:39PM0.94m
2:59AM0.93m
3:19PM0.88m
3:39AM0.87m
3:57PM0.84m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:20
7:20
7:22
7:24
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5:44
5:42
5:40
5:39
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
15
14
14
13
10
10
11
14
13
14
14
13
14
13
15
14
13
12
13
14
14
14
11
12
13
13
14
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
W
11
0.5
W
18
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
1.3
W
6
1.4
W
7
1.7
W
8
1.7
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
W
14
Energy kJ
499
469
365
294
289
236
232
220
205
198
191
181
167
176
127
132
189
422
495
461
295
1292
1206
990
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
26
0.2
W
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
22
0.3
WSW
22
0.3
WSW
21
0.4
WSW
20
0.5
W
20
0.5
W
20
0.5
W
19
0.4
WSW
13
0.5
W
18
0.6
W
18
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
17
0.7
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
0.1
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
6
Energy kJ
6
6
13
20
25
50
91
90
133
196
194
184
59
162
225
117
113
224
273
333
612
4
16
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
W
24
0.2
W
24
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
13
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.5
W
17
0.5
W
17
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
Energy kJ
3
3
3
11
44
5
17
42
42
20
63
59
5
5
5
154
151
4
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
11
1.2
W
6
1.3
W
6
Energy kJ
286
89
123
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
38
85
85
48
0
0
0
0
0
86
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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