Cobden Breakwater surf break

Cobden Breakwater surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 03 Apr 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
17.2° C
(Which is 1.1°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 4PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (03 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (03 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
W
1
W
0.8
W
0.9
WSW
1.6
WNW
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.4
WNW
1.4
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)1312121010109127121211101013131313141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5815023218425920811025220690288067053041068375986590510481063912754627531
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:23PM
3.23
12:40AM
3.18
12:57PM
3.15
1:12AM
3.12
1:31PM
3.05
1:45AM
3.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:34PM
0.66
6:49AM
0.69
7:07PM
0.73
7:22AM
0.78
7:40PM
0.84
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise--------7:52-------7:54-------
Sunset---7:23-------7:22-------7:20----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------11111---11--------
Temp. °C121515151514141516171717151414141417191714131313
Feels °C (?)111313141412111314161516131212121115171511999
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