Cobden Breakwater surf break

Cobden Breakwater surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 31 May 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
14.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 4PM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (31 May)13ft (4.0m)11s
Evening (31 May)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 102mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wed
3
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
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!
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3
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NNW
10
3.5
NNW
11
4
NNW
11
3.5
NNW
11
3.5
NNW
10
3.5
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
0.5
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.4
WSW
11
0.7
NW
8
0.6
W
9
1.9
WNW
8
2.1
W
8
1.7
W
7
1.2
W
7
0.8
W
12
1.2
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1886
3071
3412
3131
2430
2261
1970
1601
1441
65
78
96
60
57
51
41
68
57
497
514
303
131
193
409
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NW
20
W
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
SE
10
E
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-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
off
High Tide
10:36AM3.13m
10:52PM3.16m
11:13AM3.13m
11:28PM3.15m
11:50AM3.10m
00:04AM3.12m
Low Tide
4:47PM1.06m
5:03AM1.04m
5:23PM1.06m
5:38AM1.05m
6:00PM1.08m
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:54
7:54
7:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:09
5:09
1
5
9
2
5
7
7
4
5
5
14
15
9
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
12
13
14
15
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
13
14
14
13
13
13
12
10
8
9
10
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
12
12
15
12
11
9
11
11
10
11
12
11
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NNW
10
0.2
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
3
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
2.5
N
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
3
N
10
3
N
10
2.5
N
10
2.2
N
10
1.9
N
10
1.9
N
10
1.5
N
10
1.3
N
10
1.7
W
7
1.2
W
7
0.9
N
10
1.2
W
12
Energy kJ
1886
15
32
32
30
29
1970
1601
1441
1449
78
96
1796
1632
1308
986
708
696
432
325
303
131
156
409
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
WNW
11
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.3
W
15
0.4
WSW
11
1.1
N
10
1
N
10
0.9
W
6
0.9
N
10
Energy kJ
30
49
49
47
65
45
46
60
57
51
35
68
53
39
41
228
188
61
153
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
11
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.5
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.3
W
15
0.4
WSW
14
0.6
W
13
0.8
W
12
0.4
NNW
7
Energy kJ
25
47
43
41
40
41
38
57
38
62
126
193
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
NNW
11
4
NNW
11
3.5
NNW
11
3.5
NNW
10
3.5
NNW
10
3
N
10
3
N
10
1.9
WNW
8
2.1
W
8
Energy kJ
3071
3412
3131
2430
2261
1647
1945
497
514
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
1
4
4
4
4
1
4
4
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
0
136
136
136
156
136
136
136
136
0
136
136
153
0
0
153
153
153
169
85
48
7
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
1
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
9
5
5
5
8
5
6
4
5
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