Cobden Breakwater surf break

Cobden Breakwater surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 26 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
17.4° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cobden Breakwater today?

The current surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater at 6PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 26). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (26 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (26 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
1
0
0
0
1
!
!
!
!
!
!
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
NNW
2.3
NNW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
3.5
NNW
4
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.4
NW
2.1
NW
1.8
NW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)13121313131212121212111110101099881313141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10751485229192173123117387445673683297526282267202417491318901588408239239243247239
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NNE
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
5
N
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glassglassglassoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:05PM
2.77
6:40AM
2.79
7:23PM
2.77
7:57AM
2.86
8:32PM
2.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:42AM
1.16
12:18AM
1.27
1:05PM
1.16
1:39AM
1.23
2:17PM
1.07
2:47AM
1.10
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise--------7:43-------7:45-------
Sunset---7:37-------7:36-------7:34----
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-33----167211111111----1
Temp. °C151314151617171616171818181817181817171717171716
Feels °C (?)121011121213131313141514151514171718181818171715
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