Cobden Breakwater Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s coming up at Cobden Breakwater.

Honestly, the next few days are a write-off. We’ve got a massive slug of westerly swell ripping through, but the wind is absolutely howling from the same direction – onshore and strong. Sunday the 30th and Monday the 31st of August are a complete mess: 12 ft to 18 ft of raw, wind-chopped swell with 18 to 28 mph winds straight on it. The combined energy is huge (2113 to 6897), but it’s just a washing machine. Don’t even bother paddling out.

Tuesday the 1st of September is slightly smaller, but still with a strong cross-on wind and messy conditions. We finally get a break in the wind on Wednesday the 2nd of September. The morning goes glassy – dead calm – with a clean 6 ft swell from the west, a 14-second period giving it some proper groundswell push. The energy is moderate (1304) and the water temp is sitting at 54°, which is pretty average for this time of year, nothing unusual there. This is a solid intermediate window, but it’s not the standout. The afternoon gets chopped up again, so don’t hang around.

Now, keep your eyes on Monday the 7th of September morning. That’s the real gem. The wind goes glassy again, with an 8 ft west-northwest swell at an 11-second period, and the energy is strong at 3318. The conditions are clean, lined up, and labelled excellent for experienced surfers. This is the best session in the whole outlook – make plans for it. The water stays glassy through the afternoon, but the swell jumps to 12 ft, which is getting into the too-big-for-most territory.

The following days have a few more solid, clean windows. Tuesday the 8th, morning is glassy with a 7 ft west swell, great for intermediates. Thursday the 10th and Friday the 11th both have clean conditions with offshore and cross-off breezes, delivering 8 ft and 7 ft western swells – very consistent, quality waves. By the time we hit the 12th and 13th of September, the swell drops right off and the energy fades to weak (329 to 700), so don’t expect much juice.

The big takeaway: if you’re after one day to lock in, it’s Monday the 7th of September morning. Glassy, solid, and clean. Otherwise, Wednesday the 2nd morning and the week that follows has plenty of clean windows, but the standout is the 7th. The gap at the start is long and ugly – three days of blown-out junk. But it’ll come right.

Rusty.

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