Cobden Breakwater Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Cobden Breakwater 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cobden Breakwater sea temperature is
12.7°C
0.5° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 5PM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (05 Sep)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (05 Sep)13ft (4.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 110mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
0
0
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6
4
4
2
2
5
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
W
14
4
W
14
4
W
15
4
W
15
4
W
16
3.5
W
16
3.5
W
16
3
W
17
3
W
16
2.5
W
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.2
W
16
2.1
W
16
1.9
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5875
6274
6395
6982
7356
7050
6545
5279
4794
3517
2979
2417
2181
1708
1292
994
822
605
588
539
515
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNE
15
NNW
20
NE
20
NW
20
NW
5
NE
25
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
20
E
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:56PM2.74m
5:44AM2.74m
6:22PM2.77m
7:02AM2.80m
7:37PM2.91m
Low Tide
10:34AM1.20m
11:22PM1.18m
12:00PM1.23m
00:46AM1.10m
1:21PM1.12m
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:14
6:15
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
1
3
12
4
12
21
12
11
7
1
4
11
3
Temp °C
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
13
13
12
9
8
8
7
9
10
9
8
Feels °C
7
7
6
6
8
8
10
10
10
8
10
10
12
4
3
2
0
4
6
6
5
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