Cobden Breakwater Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Cobden Breakwater 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
12.3°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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 2PM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)13ft (4.0m)9s
Afternoon (27 Sep)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (27 Sep)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WNW
9
3
WNW
7
4
W
9
4
W
10
4
W
10
3.5
W
10
3.5
W
11
3.5
W
11
3.5
W
11
3
W
10
3
W
9
3
W
9
3
W
9
2.5
W
9
3
W
9
2.4
W
11
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
W
14
2.5
W
14
2.4
W
14
2.3
W
14
2.2
W
14
1.8
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
645
993
2431
3204
3062
2454
2891
2859
2602
2016
1487
1331
1259
1236
1437
1442
800
923
2266
2091
2009
1895
544
Wind (km/h)
20
N
40
NW
45
WSW
35
WSW
5
SSE
10
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:53AM3.29m
00:06AM3.40m
12:28PM3.34m
00:43AM3.42m
1:05PM3.34m
Low Tide
5:42AM0.55m
5:58PM0.57m
6:18AM0.50m
6:33PM0.54m
6:55AM0.52m
7:12PM0.58m
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
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7:15
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7:13
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8:36
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7:37
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 mm
4
14
6
1
1
1
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1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
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1
1
Temp °C
11
14
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
8
8
10
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
8
7
0
0
6
5
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
4
5
5
6
9
9
9
9
9
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