Cobden Breakwater surf break

Cobden Breakwater surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 25 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
17.8° 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 11PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Feb)--
Afternoon (25 Feb)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (25 Feb)5ft (1.5m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
W
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.7
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
W
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)161515141414141414131313131313131212121313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12981200978845724622613580547539523865875865980405377252329411713735746642
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
20
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
W
5
SW
5
SW
5
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
NW
5
NW
10
NE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
E
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
ononcross-
on
glasscross-
off
offcrosscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:05PM
2.80
6:43AM
2.77
7:27PM
2.79
8:05AM
2.83
8:41PM
2.87
9:14AM
2.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:19AM
1.23
1:07PM
1.18
1:45AM
1.23
2:26PM
1.09
2:59AM
1.10
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise------7:09-------7:11-------7:11-
Sunset-8:27-------8:24-------8:23------
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----1--243321-----------
Temp. °C191816151515171618181615151414171816151312131517
Feels °C (?)18181615151417141917161515141316161514109101315
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