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Cobden Breakwater surf break

Cobden Breakwater surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 03 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
18.1° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today?

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 4AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Feb)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (03 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (03 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
1
1
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
W
0.8
WSW
0.9
WNW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
1
W
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.4
WSW
1.4
W
1.3
WSW
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)10109111111111111111112111111111111111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3111441379395229297363495582415699759682584452449407338286281225177170
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
10
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
0
ESE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
10
NW
10
NW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:25AM
3.35
12:42PM
3.46
1:07AM
3.33
1:23PM
3.41
1:46AM
3.25
2:03PM
3.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:33AM
0.58
6:55PM
0.52
7:14AM
0.58
7:37PM
0.57
7:53AM
0.65
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise---6:39-------6:41-------6:41----
Sunset-------8:57-------8:55-------8:54
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--1192------------------
Temp. °C151415141313151513121010151817171513121215171817
Feels °C (?)151313111099119867131515161512101014161716
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