Cobden Breakwater Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Cobden Breakwater 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
12.7°C
0.5° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 8AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Afternoon (02 Sep)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (02 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 66mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
W
13
2
W
13
2
W
13
1.8
W
14
1.9
W
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
2
W
8
2.2
W
9
2.4
WNW
8
2.3
WNW
9
2
W
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
16
3
WNW
8
3.5
WNW
9
3.5
WNW
9
4
W
10
4.5
W
10
4.5
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1718
1422
1422
1190
1368
514
437
509
742
766
845
752
363
1223
1045
1030
1165
1429
2187
2186
3038
3728
4029
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
SSE
5
E
5
NNE
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
20
N
40
NNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
40
W
35
WSW
35
W
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
1:25AM3.23m
1:48PM3.10m
2:10AM3.09m
2:36PM2.97m
3:07AM2.93m
3:37PM2.83m
Low Tide
7:40AM0.75m
7:58PM0.84m
8:26AM0.90m
8:50PM0.99m
9:22AM1.06m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
6:12
 mm
1
2
1
4
3
4
5
3
2
1
2
5
7
9
3
2
2
2
2
Temp °C
8
8
9
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
11
12
11
10
11
Feels °C
6
6
8
10
7
7
9
9
10
10
12
12
12
12
11
10
6
7
4
5
3
2
3
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