Cobden Breakwater Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here. Let's break down what's happening at Cobden Breakwater. This spot is totally open to the west and south-west, so when it's on, it's on, but when it's big, it's a beast.

Right off the bat, we've got dead air for a couple of days. Saturday the 5th is a total washout with a 13-foot swell and cross-onshore winds. Sunday morning the 6th has an 12-foot swell with a 16-second period, and while the wind is just side-shore, the word is it's too big for this spot.

Things finally settle down early in the week. Monday the 7th morning sees the swell drop to 5 feet from the WSW, and we get a clean, offshore wind from the East at 18 mph. By Monday afternoon, the wind drops to a light breeze and it's glassy clean with a 4-foot WSW swell. This is your first real window.

Tuesday the 8th stays small and clean, with a 3-foot swell and light offshore breezes in the morning. Wednesday morning the 9th is the pick of the early run. It's glassy flat calm, with a 5-foot swell from the west on a nice 12-second period. For a breakwater, that's a dream. It's a bit punchy for a beginner, but for an intermediate, that Wednesday morning is your best bet.

Then the whole thing goes sideways. From Wednesday afternoon the 9th through the weekend, the swell pumps up and the wind turns nasty from the west and south-west. We're looking at surf over 8 feet, often hitting 13 to 18 feet, with serious storm winds. This is expert-only territory, and even then, the quality is poor. Saturday the 12th is a 20-foot swell with a 12-second period. Honestly, with that much onshore wind on a beach/breakwater, it's a kite-surfing dream, not a paddle session.

There is hope further out. Sunday the 13th morning is glassy again with an 12-foot west swell. It's too big, but it's clean. The real promising stretch starts Thursday the 17th, which is over a week away. Thursday morning has a massive 18-foot west swell on a 14-second period with clean, offshore winds from the east. The report says the wind and tide are favorable, but the swell is predicted to be too big. That theme continues right through to Sunday the 20th, with 11 to 20-foot swells and long periods. Even with glassy or offshore winds, these are for seasoned experts only.

So to sum it up: your first clean, rideable window is Monday the 7th and Tuesday the 8th for small clean waves. The standout is Wednesday morning the 9th with 5-foot glassy perfection. After that, it's a series of massive, powerful swells that are either blown out or just too big until the very end of the forecast. Keep an eye on the 17th for clean, but enormous, conditions.

Rusty, signing off.

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