Cobden Breakwater Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Cobden Breakwater 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
14.5°C
1.3° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 7AM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)16ft (5.0m)12s
Afternoon (27 Oct)13ft (4.0m)11s
Evening (27 Oct)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
NW
10
4
WNW
12
4
WNW
12
5
W
12
4.5
W
11
3.5
W
11
3.5
W
11
2.2
NW
11
1.9
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
2.3
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
8
3.5
W
9
3
W
10
3
W
10
3.5
W
8
3.5
W
8
4
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4075
4469
4987
6377
4902
3307
2573
1107
783
580
469
416
327
307
300
338
476
908
1660
1672
1598
1548
1758
2371
Wind (km/h)
40
N
30
WSW
20
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SE
5
NNE
5
NW
10
WNW
20
WSW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
W
30
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:38PM3.41m
12:02PM3.38m
00:21AM3.44m
12:44PM3.39m
1:08AM3.39m
1:30PM3.34m
Low Tide
5:51AM0.51m
6:09PM0.53m
6:33AM0.55m
6:53PM0.56m
7:20AM0.65m
7:42PM0.66m
mod rain
heavy rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
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6:26
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6:24
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8:10
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8:12
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 mm
7
11
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1
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2
4
3
4
1
2
2
2
Temp °C
15
12
11
12
13
13
11
10
10
9
9
9
11
10
11
11
11
12
12
10
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
9
6
6
5
6
6
5
5
6
7
8
8
9
7
6
6
6
6
7
3
4
3
2
2
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