Cobden Breakwater surf break

Cobden Breakwater surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 02 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
18.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today?

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 7AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 02). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Feb)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (02 Feb)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (02 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
W
1
W
1.2
W
0.8
WSW
0.9
WNW
0.6
WSW
1.1
W
1.1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.5
W
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)11121212121211111110911111112111111111211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22119319619317917920523531713912993269297462596669657733773759606535469
Wind
(km/h)
0
S
5
E
5
E
10
E
5
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NE
10
E
15
E
30
E
20
E
25
ESE
15
E
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
ESE
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:39PM
3.31
11:59AM
3.44
12:25AM
3.35
12:42PM
3.46
1:07AM
3.33
1:23PM
3.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:49AM
0.64
6:12PM
0.53
6:33AM
0.58
6:55PM
0.52
7:14AM
0.58
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Sunrise---6:37-------6:39-------6:41----
Sunset-------8:58-------8:57-------8:55
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------11510-----------
Temp. °C14121111151718171615151514141314121110914181716
Feels °C (?)14111091415151515141310118911876512161514
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