Cobden Breakwater surf break

Cobden Breakwater surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 17 Mar 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
17.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today?

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 7PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 17). 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 (17 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (17 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (17 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
1.2
WNW
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.1
WNW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)141412121212121012689999991091011111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)50039532925024619918675106100488575517412395343197173153195206202198191
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
5
W
10
W
5
SW
5
ESE
5
E
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
10
W
10
SW
10
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
onononglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:35AM
3.12
10:59PM
3.13
11:12AM
3.28
11:35PM
3.26
11:48AM
3.41
12:11AM
3.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:47PM
0.72
5:05AM
0.70
5:24PM
0.56
5:41AM
0.57
6:00PM
0.46
6:17AM
0.50
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise--------7:33-------7:35-------
Sunset---7:52-------7:52-------7:50----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------131061------------
Temp. °C141717161514141515151516161513131518191715141313
Feels °C (?)131616161513131413141415161411111318181615141212
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