Cobden Breakwater surf break

Cobden Breakwater surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 20 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
16.4° C
(Which is 1.1°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 5PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
W
1
W
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
W
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313121212121211111111111615151413131212121218
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)726334269198145107797873624040395044716790905249505061
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
S
5
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:34PM
3.38
12:57AM
3.32
1:29PM
3.23
1:53AM
3.18
2:33PM
3.07
2:58AM
3.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:18AM
0.52
6:46PM
0.63
7:10AM
0.67
7:40PM
0.82
8:11AM
0.84
8:41PM
1.02
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise7:11-------7:13-------7:13-------
Sunset--5:54-------5:53-------5:52-----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1214141098878121310766671213118766
Feels °C (?)899532212563111238984222
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