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Cobden Breakwater surf break

Cobden Breakwater surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 06 Feb 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
17.9° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today?

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 1PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Feb)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (06 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (06 Feb)5ft (1.5m)11s

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

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Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Mon
09
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)131312121211111010111313121212121413131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)99131271258303486584467452492747713679690603613769683590604594585558619
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
SW
5
W
5
WNW
10
N
5
NNW
5
N
0
ESE
5
S
0
SE
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
E
5
E
10
E
5
E
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
off		glassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		ononcross-
on		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:24AM
3.14
2:41PM
3.15
3:01AM
3.00
3:21PM
2.98
3:40AM
2.85
4:05PM
2.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:31AM
0.77
8:55PM
0.81
9:10AM
0.92
9:35PM
0.98
9:52AM
1.09
10:18PM
1.15
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Mon
09
Sunrise-6:43-------6:45-------6:46------
Sunset-----8:52-------8:52-------8:51--
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----541----------------
Temp. °C141517161615161615141617171715141313151818181614
Feels °C (?)141516151516171716151615151514141211141617171614
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