Cobden Breakwater Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Issued: 5 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
13.5° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 1AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (03 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (03 Jul)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat morning).

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
2
1
!
!
0
2
0
0
0
!
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
10
0.7
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
11
0.9
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
12
2.4
WNW
11
3
NW
11
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
3.5
WNW
11
3.5
NW
11
2.5
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
10
2.1
NW
10
2.5
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
3.5
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
71
50
141
175
157
202
250
289
326
422
1180
1432
1976
1791
2328
2677
3035
1410
1042
815
1171
1711
2054
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
0
E
5
E
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
15
WNW
25
W
25
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
10
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
12:12PM3.14m
00:25AM3.19m
12:48PM3.10m
1:02AM3.16m
1:26PM3.05m
1:40AM3.10m
Low Tide
6:20PM1.03m
6:37AM1.01m
6:55PM1.00m
7:16AM0.99m
7:33PM1.00m
7:57AM0.97m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:04
8:04
8:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:14
5:14
 mm
1
1
1
9
24
12
3
4
4
4
2
Temp °C
12
11
10
9
9
9
8
10
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
13
12
11
12
12
11
9
9
10
Feels °C
10
10
8
6
7
6
5
7
9
9
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
9
7
7
5
3
3
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
10
0.7
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
11
0.9
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
12
2.4
WNW
11
3
NW
11
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
3.5
WNW
11
2
NNE
9
2.4
N
10
2.3
WNW
10
1.6
N
9
1.4
NNW
9
0.8
W
16
3.5
WNW
10
Energy kJ
67
71
48
141
175
157
202
250
289
326
422
1180
1432
1976
1791
2328
2677
600
1161
1042
459
340
330
2054
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
5
0.4
WSW
12
0.2
NNW
5
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.6
W
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
23
0.1
W
22
0.2
W
21
0.4
W
20
0.5
W
19
2.5
WNW
11
1.9
N
10
1
W
10
0.8
W
16
0.9
W
15
Energy kJ
1
50
2
9
9
126
7
11
10
9
34
123
188
1410
697
208
343
371
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
5
0.7
W
18
0.8
W
18
0.8
W
18
Energy kJ
1
321
404
390
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
N
7
2.5
N
8
3.5
N
9
3.5
NW
11
2.1
NW
10
2.5
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
Energy kJ
338
728
1862
3035
815
1171
1711
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
2
2
1
2
5
2
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
156
156
156
197
12
190
190
156
153
156
169
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
5
4
4
5
6
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
5
3
3
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
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