Cobden Breakwater surf break

Cobden Breakwater surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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 4PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (14 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (14 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
!
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
Period(s) (?)12121212121211111212111110910101011111112121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)223719792094224620341644130015323533260418811567146617312295263932183680344730352712233820611738
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
10
N
5
N
10
E
15
E
5
SSE
10
WSW
15
W
30
WNW
25
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
offcrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:15AM
2.91
8:42PM
2.94
8:57AM
3.11
9:24PM
3.12
9:37AM
3.28
10:03PM
3.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:30PM
0.81
2:50AM
0.80
3:11PM
0.62
3:30AM
0.63
3:51PM
0.48
4:09AM
0.50
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise7:05-------7:05-------7:07-------
Sunset---6:05-------6:02-------6:01----
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
Rain (mm)
2246536---2243332221111-
Temp. °C13141312121110911141413131212111112121212121111
Feels °C (?)101099101076912117854345569101010
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