Cobden Breakwater surf break

Cobden Breakwater surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 11 Apr 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
17.4° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today?

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 12AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (12 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (12 Apr)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
WSW
0.6
W
1
W
0.9
WNW
1
W
1
W
1.3
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.8
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)131312121210101011111111111111111215141413131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4951501062781541961883965465996636635885777399422593281431542951259323442044
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
5
E
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
SE
5
ENE
5
N
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcross-
on
glassoffglasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:59PM
2.49
6:30AM
2.57
7:03PM
2.60
7:28AM
2.72
7:56PM
2.76
8:15AM
2.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:14AM
1.30
12:50PM
1.19
1:17AM
1.16
1:44PM
1.01
2:07AM
0.98
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise------7:03-------7:03-------7:05-
Sunset-6:09-------6:07-------6:06------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-------------111-4853232
Temp. °C191713121112131717151514141415161614141312111213
Feels °C (?)171511989111616131414131414141411108781010
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