Cobden Breakwater surf break

Cobden Breakwater surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 10 May 2026 NZST
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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
15.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today?

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 5PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (10 May)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (10 May)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

Sun
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
3
!
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
14
3
W
9
3.5
W
9
3.5
W
10
3
W
12
3.5
W
12
3
W
13
2.5
W
12
2.4
W
12
2.2
W
12
2
W
13
1.9
W
13
1.7
W
13
1.7
W
13
1.5
W
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1018
1150
1827
2245
2334
3359
2897
2282
1764
1510
1293
1173
957
928
694
608
519
511
439
511
213
311
400
409
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
10
WSW
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
E
0
E
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
E
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
on
on
on
cross-on
on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:12PM2.57m
5:38AM2.65m
6:14PM2.64m
6:37AM2.76m
7:10PM2.77m
Low Tide
10:57AM1.21m
11:23PM1.23m
11:59AM1.11m
00:25AM1.12m
12:55PM0.96m
1:20AM0.98m
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:27
5:25
5:24
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
13
11
11
10
9
7
8
11
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
11
10
9
9
9
8
10
7
5
8
7
5
3
3
7
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
10
9
8
6
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
14
1.6
W
13
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
3
W
12
3.5
W
12
3
W
13
2.5
W
12
2.4
W
12
2.2
W
12
2
W
13
1.9
W
13
1.7
W
13
1.7
W
13
1.5
W
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.1
W
8
1.4
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
9
Energy kJ
1018
933
2
2
2334
3359
2897
2282
1764
1510
1293
1173
957
928
694
608
519
511
439
511
157
311
400
409
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNW
10
0.1
N
11
1.8
WSW
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
13
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.4
N
5
0.3
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.1
N
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
24
0.4
WSW
22
Energy kJ
83
3
572
2
2
2
2
3
11
11
7
3
1
1
3
213
141
108
156
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
W
26
0.2
W
24
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
13
46
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
8
3
W
9
3.5
W
9
3.5
W
10
0.4
ESE
3
0.6
N
5
0.1
NE
6
Energy kJ
898
1150
1827
2245
2
16
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
153
204
172
172
85
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
48
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
5
5
8
8
6
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
9
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
9
9
8
6
9
5
5
4
5
4
8
9
6
9
9
9
9
9
9
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