Cobden Breakwater Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Issued: 5 am 21 Jun 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 (21 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 11AM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)8ft (2.4m)10s
Afternoon (21 Jun)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (21 Jun)7ft (2.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wed
24
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)
4
4
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
9
2.2
W
9
1.6
W
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1
NW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.7
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1657
1412
1124
1019
913
792
812
367
276
229
159
138
201
390
384
384
317
141
143
143
265
273
273
207
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
0
S
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
N
0
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:23AM3.14m
3:55PM2.96m
4:21AM2.99m
4:51PM2.85m
5:21AM2.89m
5:49PM2.79m
Low Tide
9:43AM0.99m
10:04PM1.12m
10:39AM1.13m
11:03PM1.24m
11:36AM1.24m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:03
8:04
8:04
8:04
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:08
5:08
 mm
3
2
3
5
Temp °C
13
12
12
13
13
12
11
11
11
10
10
11
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
12
11
10
10
Feels °C
13
11
10
9
9
8
8
9
10
8
8
9
11
10
9
9
8
8
8
7
10
8
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
9
2.2
W
9
1.6
W
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
8
1
W
8
0.9
NW
9
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
Energy kJ
1657
1412
1124
1019
913
792
812
367
273
229
159
121
110
390
384
384
317
98
96
74
265
273
273
207
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
17
0.3
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
15
1.4
NW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.1
NW
9
1
NW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
W
7
0.9
NW
9
0.8
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
Energy kJ
97
53
106
84
85
65
44
307
276
211
159
138
68
110
86
70
69
141
143
143
28
20
19
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.6
NW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
NW
8
Energy kJ
51
82
80
72
69
68
104
116
201
54
44
31
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
11
0.3
E
2
0.3
E
3
Energy kJ
119
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
85
85
169
190
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
5
5
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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