Cobden Breakwater surf break

Cobden Breakwater surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 01 Jun 2026 NZST
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Cobden Breakwater surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
14.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (02 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 6AM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jun)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (02 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (02 Jun)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
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)
0
1
1
3
1
1
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.4
WSW
11
2.3
NNW
10
1.2
NW
9
1.9
WNW
9
2.3
W
9
2.1
W
8
1.8
W
8
1.5
W
8
0.7
W
12
1
W
12
1.2
W
12
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
1.8
NNW
8
1.9
NNW
8
1.5
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
60
57
40
959
215
561
828
583
408
253
148
282
387
210
218
167
122
135
78
56
39
373
436
395
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
5
NE
5
NE
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
NNW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:28PM3.15m
11:50AM3.10m
00:04AM3.12m
12:28PM3.05m
00:41AM3.06m
1:07PM2.97m
Low Tide
5:38AM1.05m
6:00PM1.08m
6:15AM1.07m
6:36PM1.09m
6:54AM1.09m
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:54
7:54
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:09
5:09
9
3
4
1
2
3
2
1
1
2
3
2
Temp °C
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
11
11
10
13
13
12
11
10
9
10
12
13
14
13
13
16
15
12
12
12
10
11
11
12
10
10
8
12
12
11
9
7
6
7
9
11
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
N
10
2.5
N
10
2.4
N
10
2.3
NNW
10
1.8
N
10
1.9
WNW
9
1.4
N
10
1.3
N
10
1.8
W
8
1.5
W
8
1
W
7
1
W
12
1.2
W
12
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
1.4
N
7
1.8
NNW
8
1.9
NNW
8
1.5
WNW
9
Energy kJ
1537
1330
1115
959
623
561
369
318
408
253
100
282
387
210
218
167
122
135
78
56
171
373
436
395
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
1.2
NW
9
1.6
N
10
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
15
1.2
N
10
1.1
N
10
1
N
10
1
N
10
0.9
N
10
0.8
N
10
0.7
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
N
9
0.5
W
9
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
Energy kJ
60
57
36
35
215
482
39
38
277
233
196
204
165
125
94
68
45
56
36
14
39
10
11
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.5
W
9
0.2
W
16
0.4
WSW
14
0.5
W
13
0.7
W
12
0.8
W
6
0.4
NW
7
0.6
W
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
43
42
40
41
42
20
62
92
148
52
12
94
41
62
61
28
26
22
11
4
4
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
W
9
2.1
W
8
0.3
NNE
3
0.6
N
4
0.9
N
6
1.3
N
8
Energy kJ
828
583
1
14
50
208
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
1
4
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
Distance (km)
136
0
0
153
85
85
85
48
48
48
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
7
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
7
9
5
5
4
4
4
6
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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