Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 3PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 71mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 528 | 463 | 773 | 981 | 1785 | 1500 | 3639 | 3824 | 2785 | 1481 | 1854 | 1642 | 1357 | 1340 | 1040 | 653 | 352 | 276 | 276 | 354 | 418 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:15AM3.09m | 10:29PM3.22m | 10:50AM3.20m | 11:02PM3.31m | 11:23AM3.26m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:24PM0.89m | 4:40AM0.81m | 4:56PM0.78m | 5:14AM0.69m | 5:29PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||
 | | |  |  | |  |  |  | | | |  |  | | |  | |  | |  | |
 | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 19 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 16 | W 15 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 14 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | NNW 10 | W 13 | W 13 | NNW 9 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 528 | 463 | 181 | 170 | 1785 | 1500 | 203 | 3824 | 2785 | 1045 | 1854 | 125 | 125 | 723 | 1040 | 653 | 352 | 276 | 116 | 107 | 81 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 22 | W 22 | W 22 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 |
| kJ | 157 | 110 | 49 | 14 | 74 | 215 | — | 146 | 132 | 126 | 125 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 329 | 221 | 176 | 144 | 276 | 354 | 418 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 23 | W 23 | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 21 | NW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 86 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | 202 | 186 | 144 | 95 | 47 | 55 | 58 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 3 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NNE 8 | NNW 10 | — | — | NW 10 | — | NW 10 | NW 9 | W 11 | — | — | WNW 8 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 773 | 981 | — | 469 | 3639 | — | — | 1481 | — | 1642 | 1357 | 1340 | — | — | 150 | — | 253 | 245 | 266 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 216 | 136 | 0 | 136 | 168 | 168 | 216 | 202 | 156 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 169 | 48 | 7 | 48 | 153 | 202 | 153 |
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island | |||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Cobden Breakwater surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest