Cobden Breakwater Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Cobden Breakwater 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
12.4° C
0.2° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 4PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 11). 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 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (11 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (11 Aug)2ft (0.6m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
13
0.5
W
19
0.7
WSW
13
0.5
W
18
0.6
W
18
0.7
W
17
0.6
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.9
NW
13
2.1
NNW
12
2.5
NNW
11
2.5
NNW
10
2.5
NNW
9
1.2
NW
11
1.4
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.5
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
222
182
167
160
222
280
188
181
253
1302
1647
1152
1060
347
424
592
663
713
595
467
483
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
15
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
E
10
ESE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
9:19AM3.15m
9:44PM3.30m
10:13AM3.29m
10:33PM3.44m
11:01AM3.37m
Low Tide
3:33PM0.76m
3:58AM0.58m
4:23PM0.60m
4:47AM0.45m
5:09PM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:49
 mm
3
8
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
11
13
11
10
9
9
9
10
12
12
10
11
11
11
11
12
14
14
12
11
Feels °C
4
8
11
10
8
6
6
5
6
9
9
7
8
7
8
8
10
13
13
11
9
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