Cobden Breakwater Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Issued: 11 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
13.5° 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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • 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 2AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.6m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)5ft (1.6m)9s
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

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat night, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
2
3
0
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
NW
11
3
NW
10
2.2
NNW
10
2
NNW
10
1.6
NW
9
1.7
W
10
1.8
W
10
2.2
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
16
2.4
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3345
2074
880
683
405
615
663
935
1091
2904
3337
3268
4136
3612
3020
2510
2083
1726
1349
1031
778
668
425
401
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
WNW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
5
NNW
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:40AM3.10m
2:06PM2.98m
2:21AM3.04m
2:49PM2.91m
3:08AM2.97m
3:38PM2.85m
Low Tide
7:33PM1.00m
7:57AM0.97m
8:13PM1.01m
8:40AM0.97m
8:58PM1.04m
9:28AM0.99m
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:03
8:03
8:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
17
3
3
4
3
3
2
1
Temp °C
13
11
11
12
11
11
11
9
7
6
5
6
8
12
12
9
8
7
7
6
7
9
11
8
Feels °C
10
8
8
7
8
8
9
7
4
2
0
1
4
6
6
4
4
3
2
2
3
5
7
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
NW
11
3
NW
10
2.2
NNW
10
2
NNW
10
1.6
N
9
1.7
W
10
1.8
W
10
2.2
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
16
2.4
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
Energy kJ
3345
2074
880
683
459
615
663
935
1091
2904
3337
3268
4136
3612
3020
2510
2083
1726
1349
1031
778
668
425
401
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
18
0.8
W
18
1.6
WNW
10
0.9
W
10
1.6
NW
9
1.4
NNW
9
1.3
NNW
9
1.2
N
9
1.5
W
14
0.8
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.3
N
7
0.4
NNE
11
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
NNE
9
Energy kJ
321
404
510
162
405
326
276
230
881
86
46
45
10
41
80
73
64
41
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
18
0.8
W
16
1.3
W
11
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1
W
15
1
N
9
Energy kJ
390
343
382
235
176
435
151
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
10
0.4
S
3
0.3
SSE
3
Energy kJ
544
3
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
156
156
136
122
156
122
86
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
122
0
0
85
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
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