Surf Forecasts:
Cobden Breakwater surf forecast from 10 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 13 Jul, 6PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period, NNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 15 Jul, 9AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period, W swell with 5,738 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 11 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Cobden Breakwater this week:
The surf forecast for Cobden Breakwater over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 19s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Cobden Breakwater in the next 16 days are 3.5m 15s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 8s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 9AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 6PM (Mon 13th Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 9AM (Wed 15th Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cobden Breakwater over the next 16 days.
Alright folks, Rusty here. We’ve got a solid run of surf coming up at Cobden Breakwater, starting this Friday the 10th and stretching well into the second week. The water’s sitting at about 56°, which is pretty normal for this time of year – nothing weird there.
The first few days bring a clean, long-period groundswell out of the WSW, around 3.6–3.9 ft, with a 16-second pulse. That’s proper energy (637–797 in the combined energy score) and the wind plays nice – cross-off or glassy. Saturday afternoon the 11th is glassy, and Sunday afternoon the 12th is dead calm – you’ll be surfing smooth lines with nobody around. Crowds are rare here, so expect plenty of room.
Monday the 13th sees a bit of a drop in size and a shift in wind, but there’s still a fun little 2.3 ft morning with offshore ENE breeze – clean, just smaller. That afternoon the wind picks up and a short-period NW windswell comes in at 5.9 ft, but it’s only 8 seconds – not the same quality, though the offshore wind keeps it rideable.
Tuesday the 14th is a mixed bag. Morning has clean 5.2 ft WNW groundswell with light offshore wind (energy 698), but the afternoon gets bigger at 6.9 ft with a cross-off breeze – still surfable but a bit lumpy. The energy jumps to 1518, so there’s push.
Now, Wednesday the 15th – this is a day for experienced surfers only. The morning is a no-go: 11.5 ft W swell, cross-on wind, and the energy is off the charts at 5738. That’s way too big for this break and messy. But the afternoon turns glassy with a 9.8 ft W swell, still huge but clean. If you’re a charger and know the break, that’s a session to remember – glassy, long-period groundswell, and no crowds.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 3°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 628 | 456 | 797 | 768 | 758 | 666 | 551 | 346 | 204 | 393 | 1065 | 622 | 1008 | 1372 | 5738 | 4145 | 3093 | 2942 | 2197 | 1553 | 1397 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:47PM2.87m | 7:17AM2.98m | 7:53PM2.99m | 8:22AM3.10m | 8:55PM3.16m | 9:25AM3.23m | 9:53PM3.33m | 10:23AM3.35m | 10:46PM3.47m | 11:16AM3.43m | 11:37PM3.54m | 12:06PM3.44m | 00:25AM3.54m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:01AM1.02m | 1:35PM0.97m | 2:08AM0.90m | 2:41PM0.88m | 3:10AM0.75m | 3:41PM0.76m | 4:07AM0.60m | 4:35PM0.64m | 5:00AM0.50m | 5:26PM0.57m | 5:51AM0.46m | 6:14PM0.56m | 6:40AM0.50m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:58 |
 | 5:17 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:22 | — | 5:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | NW 6 | NW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 |
| kJ | 628 | 456 | 797 | 768 | 758 | 666 | 551 | 346 | 40 | 393 | 1065 | 622 | 1008 | 1372 | 5738 | 4145 | 3093 | 2942 | 2197 | 1553 | 1397 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 22 | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 22 | NNW 8 | W 18 | W 16 | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 204 | 100 | 9 | 277 | 160 | 1178 | — | — | — | 15 | 8 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 7 | — | — | NNW 8 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 149 | — | — | 350 | 147 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 210 | 169 | 0 | 85 | 190 | 163 | 0 | 0 |
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