Cobden Breakwater 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Issued: 5 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is

13.7° C

Cobden Breakwater surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 12AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	14s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	14s
Evening (09 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 8			Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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)	2	2	3	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 11	W 11	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 18	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	525	555	1592	1641	1976	1459	1106	980	874	752	660	521	1086	952	793	534	628	419	462	456	366	404	797	768
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy
High Tide		4:35PM2.81m				5:03AM2.88m				5:39PM2.81m					6:09AM2.91m				6:47PM2.87m				7:17AM2.98m
Low Tide				10:48PM1.10m				11:22AM1.03m				11:53PM1.09m					12:27PM1.03m				1:01AM1.02m


	—	—	—	—	—	8:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:02	—	—
	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	10	9	7	6	6	5	9	10	6	4	3	3	2	3	7	10	8	6	5	4	4	4	8
Feels °C	5	5	4	3	2	1	0	4	5	1	-2	-3	-3	-4	-2	3	7	5	3	1	0	0	0	5
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 11	W 11	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 16	WSW 16
kJ	525	555	1592	1641	1976	1459	1106	980	874	752	660	521	1086	952	793	534	628	419	462	456	366	273	797	768
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 18	W 17	—	W 16	—	WSW 22	WSW 21	W 20	WSW 19	WSW 19	WSW 18	WSW 18	—	—	—	WSW 10	W 22	WSW 10	WSW 20	WSW 19	WSW 18	WSW 17	—	—
kJ	174	283	—	135	—	91	147	276	387	461	422	516	—	—	—	85	9	75	127	125	246	404	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 21	—	—	—	W 21	—	—
kJ	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	36	—	—	—	9	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 3	ESE 3	—	—	—	SE 3	SE 2	SE 3	SE 3	SE 3	SE 3	ESE 3	ESE 3	ESE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	3	3	—	—	—	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	48	7	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	7	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	9	8	7	6	8	9	9	9	8	8	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	7	8	8	8	8

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