Cobden Breakwater surf break

Cobden Breakwater surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 12 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
17.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today?

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 6AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (12 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (12 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
1
2
0
0
1
0
0
1
3
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.6
NNW
0.9
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
0.8
WSW
1.4
W
1.6
W
2.3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
Period(s) (?)121111111112121213131211111010109911789109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1067169684583827913913116914815854448015327030615618430792413911215
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
5
E
10
E
10
E
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
N
10
NNW
5
W
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
0
SE
10
W
20
WSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crossonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:41AM
2.48
6:29PM
2.47
7:03AM
2.48
7:41PM
2.51
8:15AM
2.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:22PM
1.40
12:08PM
1.42
12:42AM
1.44
1:27PM
1.41
2:00AM
1.38
2:34PM
1.29
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise----7:26-------7:28-------7:28---
Sunset-------8:01-------8:00-------7:59
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------14431223-------
Temp. °C141312121517181714131516171916151514131214161615
Feels °C (?)141210101415161612111314172014131411111014141212
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