Cobden Breakwater surf break

Cobden Breakwater surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 31 Jan 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
18.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today?

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 11AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 31). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jan)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (31 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (31 Jan)3ft (0.9m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tue
03
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
1.1
W
0.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)121211111111111111111111111111121212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)425411383394394263214214259259214214217217221193193193140140106128272123
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
5
SE
10
ESE
5
S
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
ENE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassonononglassglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:19AM
3.19
10:48PM
3.21
11:11AM
3.34
11:39PM
3.31
11:59AM
3.44
12:25AM
3.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:06AM
0.91
4:34PM
0.75
5:01AM
0.76
5:25PM
0.61
5:49AM
0.64
6:12PM
0.53
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tue
03
Sunrise-6:35-------6:37-------6:37------
Sunset-----9:00-------8:59-------8:58--
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C11121415161513111091416171614121111151718181615
Feels °C (?)101113121312119871314151414111010141516161513
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