Cobden Breakwater Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Issued: 5 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
13.8° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 1PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat morning).

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
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0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
10
0.7
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
11
0.9
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
2
WNW
12
2.4
WNW
11
3
NW
11
3
NW
11
3.5
NW
11
4.5
NW
11
4
NW
11
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
77
40
41
67
71
50
141
175
157
202
250
235
301
370
1106
1382
2164
2245
2539
4939
3252
2075
1367
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
ESE
10
E
0
E
5
NW
0
E
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
35
NNE
20
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:12PM3.14m
00:25AM3.19m
12:48PM3.10m
1:02AM3.16m
1:26PM3.05m
Low Tide
6:01AM1.05m
6:20PM1.03m
6:37AM1.01m
6:55PM1.00m
7:16AM0.99m
7:33PM1.00m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:04
8:04
8:04
8:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:14
5:14
 mm
1
1
1
3
17
6
4
2
Temp °C
10
10
10
11
12
11
10
10
9
9
9
10
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
8
8
8
10
11
10
8
7
6
6
6
7
9
8
7
7
8
7
6
5
9
6
6
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
10
0.7
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
11
0.9
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
2
WNW
12
2.4
WNW
11
3
NW
11
3
NW
11
3.5
NW
11
0.4
W
20
4
NW
11
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
Energy kJ
75
77
40
41
67
71
46
141
175
157
202
250
235
301
370
1106
1382
2164
2245
2539
122
3252
2075
1367
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
14
0.1
NW
5
0.4
WSW
12
0.1
NW
5
0.3
NW
5
0.1
SW
15
0.3
N
4
0.7
W
12
0.1
SW
13
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
23
0.1
W
22
0.3
W
21
0.2
WSW
16
0.6
W
19
0.7
W
18
1.2
N
9
Energy kJ
17
18
1
50
1
4
9
3
148
7
11
10
9
77
24
267
325
230
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
15
0.3
WSW
14
0.8
W
18
Energy kJ
9
41
404
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
2
0.3
NE
3
0.5
N
4
1.9
NNE
7
3
N
8
4.5
NW
11
Energy kJ
1
1
8
365
1141
4939
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
1
4
4
1
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
156
136
136
156
308
190
156
190
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
2
4
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
5
8
7
9
8
9
7
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
6
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