Cobden Breakwater Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Issued: 11 am 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
13.4° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 2PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (25 Jun)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (25 Jun)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
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)
!
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
W
12
3
W
12
3
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
1
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3124
2647
2527
2237
1725
1316
1084
730
579
531
567
522
530
225
173
170
245
276
306
301
240
240
201
228
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
25
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:16AM2.84m
7:43PM2.83m
8:08AM2.89m
8:33PM2.91m
8:55AM2.96m
9:18PM3.00m
Low Tide
1:29PM1.34m
1:57AM1.33m
2:21PM1.33m
2:46AM1.29m
3:09PM1.29m
3:30AM1.24m
cloud
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clear
part cloud
clear
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cloud
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part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:04
8:04
8:04
8:04
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:09
5:10
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
10
12
8
6
5
5
6
5
7
8
6
5
4
5
6
6
12
14
10
8
8
9
9
Feels °C
7
4
7
3
2
0
0
1
0
2
3
1
0
-1
1
2
2
9
12
7
4
4
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
W
12
3
W
12
3
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
1
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
Energy kJ
3124
2647
2527
2237
1725
1316
1084
730
579
531
567
522
530
166
166
166
245
276
306
301
240
240
201
205
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
15
Energy kJ
93
73
37
23
12
5
1
225
173
170
90
101
85
93
130
130
172
228
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.3
SE
2
0.2
ESE
2
Energy kJ
3
3
2
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
48
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
7
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
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