Cobden Breakwater Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Issued: 5 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
13.6° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (05 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 9PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.5m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)--
Afternoon (05 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (05 Jul)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
W
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
11
3
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
14
3
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
15
2.4
W
15
2.1
W
15
2
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
656
1053
1080
3129
3297
3268
4069
3567
2981
2682
2043
1703
1349
1031
752
605
425
401
317
249
227
213
246
383
Wind (km/h)
20
N
10
E
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:06PM2.98m
2:21AM3.04m
2:49PM2.91m
3:08AM2.97m
3:38PM2.85m
4:01AM2.91m
Low Tide
8:13PM1.01m
8:40AM0.97m
8:58PM1.04m
9:28AM0.99m
9:49PM1.07m
10:21AM1.01m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:03
8:03
8:03
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5:14
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
2
2
Temp °C
11
8
7
6
5
7
7
11
12
9
8
8
8
7
8
11
12
8
8
7
7
7
8
12
Feels °C
7
5
4
2
1
1
2
5
6
4
3
3
3
2
3
6
8
4
4
3
4
3
4
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
W
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
11
3
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
14
3
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.5
W
15
2.4
W
15
2.1
W
15
2
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
11
Energy kJ
656
1053
1080
3129
3297
3268
4069
3567
2981
2682
2043
1703
1349
1031
752
605
425
401
317
249
227
213
246
383
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNW
9
1.1
N
9
1.5
W
14
0.8
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
WSW
19
0.4
WSW
18
Energy kJ
329
194
881
86
46
45
18
10
4
2
19
32
43
41
39
37
22
21
12
11
71
106
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
9
1.1
W
15
1
N
9
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
20
0.2
WSW
19
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
N
7
Energy kJ
231
522
150
9
8
37
5
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.3
E
2
Energy kJ
5
6
6
3
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
5
5
6
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
172
0
0
0
0
48
0
0
0
0
0
85
48
85
48
85
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
6
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
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