Cobden Breakwater Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Cobden Breakwater 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
12.8°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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 8PM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (06 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (06 Sep)7ft (2.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun morning, calm by Tue night).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
3
5
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
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)
3.5
W
16
3
W
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
1
W
10
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
0.6
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6117
4030
2979
2678
2224
1708
1441
1121
966
704
711
651
623
222
222
201
188
341
347
336
97
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
30
N
25
NW
15
NW
5
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
6:22PM2.77m
7:02AM2.80m
7:37PM2.91m
8:11AM2.94m
8:39PM3.09m
Low Tide
12:00PM1.23m
00:46AM1.10m
1:21PM1.12m
1:57AM0.94m
2:26PM0.94m
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:15
6:15
 mm
3
10
10
5
5
3
1
Temp °C
12
12
14
14
12
11
9
9
9
11
12
11
8
8
8
8
9
10
12
11
10
Feels °C
11
7
11
13
12
7
4
4
4
6
8
8
4
5
5
6
7
8
10
9
9
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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