Surf Forecasts:
Cobden Breakwater surf forecast from 3 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 5 Sep, 6AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period, W swell with onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 9PM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 20s period, W swell with 17,447 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 5 Sep, 6AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with W 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 (Sep 05) at 6AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 4.0m and 14s period. The wind is predicted to be onshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Cobden Breakwater in the next 16 days are 5.0m 20s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 9PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Monday (Sep 07) at 3AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6AM (Sat 5th Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 6AM (Sat 5th Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 9PM (Thu 10th Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) 20s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cobden Breakwater over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 70mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 77mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | NW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 356 | 1045 | 3305 | 4314 | 6344 | 5929 | 5875 | 6309 | 6181 | 2746 | 1685 | 822 | 588 | 286 | 301 | 464 | 505 | 711 | 630 | 1045 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:07AM2.93m | 3:37PM2.83m | 4:20AM2.79m | 4:56PM2.74m | 5:44AM2.74m | 6:22PM2.77m | 7:02AM2.80m | 7:37PM2.91m | 8:11AM2.94m | 8:39PM3.09m | 9:07AM3.09m | 9:29PM3.26m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50PM0.99m | 9:22AM1.06m | 9:58PM1.12m | 10:34AM1.20m | 11:22PM1.18m | 12:00PM1.23m | 00:46AM1.10m | 1:21PM1.12m | 1:57AM0.94m | 2:26PM0.94m | 2:54AM0.74m | 3:19PM0.74m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — |
 | 6:10 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — |
mm | 3 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 42 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 11 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 19 | W 18 |
| kJ | 356 | 1045 | — | — | — | 5929 | 5875 | 6309 | 6181 | 2746 | 1433 | 578 | 349 | 286 | 301 | 464 | 505 | 711 | 122 | 160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | N 8 | WNW 11 | NNW 8 | WSW 20 | — | W 26 |
| kJ | 238 | — | — | — | — | 90 | — | — | — | — | 1685 | 822 | 588 | 141 | 49 | 202 | 28 | 128 | — | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 13 | WSW 12 | NNW 9 | WSW 21 | NNW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 346 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 277 | 94 | 173 | 85 | 64 | 44 | 12 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | 200 | 3305 | 4314 | 6344 | — | — | — | — | 1156 | — | — | — | — | 287 | — | — | — | 630 | 1045 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 128 | 190 | 210 | 210 | 201 | 0 | 190 | 169 | 190 | 169 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 190 |
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