Cobden Breakwater Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Cobden Breakwater 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
12.8° C
0.2° 

Cobden Breakwater surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 8AM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)8ft (2.4m)15s
Afternoon (16 Jul)7ft (2.2m)15s
Evening (16 Jul)7ft (2.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
2
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
14
2.4
W
15
2.4
W
15
2.3
W
15
2.2
W
15
2.2
W
14
2.2
W
14
2.2
W
14
2.2
W
14
2.2
W
15
2.2
W
15
2.2
W
15
2.2
W
15
2.1
W
15
2
W
15
2
W
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
15
2
WSW
17
1.9
WSW
17
1.9
WSW
17
2.1
WSW
17
2.1
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2581
2407
2407
2211
2040
2012
2004
2005
2033
2090
2119
2119
2119
1936
1739
1739
1554
1533
1597
2239
2212
2212
2408
2187
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSW
0
WNW
0
E
5
ESE
5
SE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
S
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
High Tide
12:06PM3.44m
00:25AM3.54m
12:53PM3.38m
1:12AM3.45m
1:39PM3.26m
Low Tide
5:51AM0.46m
6:14PM0.56m
6:40AM0.50m
7:00PM0.61m
7:28AM0.60m
7:45PM0.72m
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8:00
7:58
7:58
7:58
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5:22
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
8
8
9
9
8
7
7
8
7
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
10
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