Cobden Breakwater surf break

Cobden Breakwater surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
17.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today?

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 8AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (24 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (24 Mar)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.6
W
0.8
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
Period(s) (?)141413131313131212121211111111161615141414131213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4254013123032381731681151117910611510713513019032446243142539530716992323
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
10
ESE
5
E
10
W
5
W
5
SW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
0
NNE
5
WNW
5
S
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
onglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:59AM
3.12
3:33PM
3.05
4:00AM
2.96
4:45PM
2.87
5:16AM
2.83
6:05PM
2.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:49PM
0.78
9:14AM
0.86
9:45PM
0.99
10:21AM
1.04
10:55PM
1.18
11:42AM
1.16
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise----7:41-------7:41-------7:43---
Sunset-------7:40-------7:38-------7:37
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------------------11021
Temp. °C151413131418171615141413141819171617171614131516
Feels °C (?)15131211131616151412121012171716141515141191213
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