Cobden Breakwater Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Cobden Breakwater 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.7° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 8AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (07 Sep)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (07 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1441
1121
966
838
815
746
229
209
197
163
353
341
284
265
205
130
158
370
370
400
407
400
343
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
ENE
0
SE
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
7:02AM2.80m
7:37PM2.91m
8:11AM2.94m
8:39PM3.09m
9:07AM3.09m
Low Tide
00:46AM1.10m
1:21PM1.12m
1:57AM0.94m
2:26PM0.94m
2:54AM0.74m
3:19PM0.74m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:16
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
8
10
12
10
7
6
7
7
9
10
11
10
9
7
6
6
8
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
3
3
2
5
8
7
4
3
4
4
7
9
8
8
7
4
3
3
5
8
8
8
8
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