Cobden Breakwater Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Cobden Breakwater 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
12.2°C
0.3° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 5PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (28 Sep)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (28 Sep)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon morning, calm by Tue morning).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
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)
3
W
9
3
W
9
3
W
9
3
W
9
3
W
9
2.5
W
9
2
W
14
2
W
14
1.9
W
14
1.8
W
14
2.4
W
14
2
W
9
1.9
W
9
1.8
W
9
1.7
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.5
W
14
1.5
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1672
1621
1601
1502
1437
1124
1541
1476
1294
1190
2248
670
593
509
455
395
340
299
317
836
849
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNE
10
ENE
5
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
12:28PM3.34m
00:43AM3.42m
1:05PM3.34m
1:22AM3.37m
1:45PM3.27m
Low Tide
6:33PM0.54m
6:55AM0.52m
7:12PM0.58m
7:36AM0.61m
7:54PM0.67m
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light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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7:15
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7:13
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7:11
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7:37
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7:37
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7:38
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 mm
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
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1
1
1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
4
4
4
3
5
5
6
8
9
9
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
9
8
8
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