Cobden Breakwater Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's coming down the pipe for the next couple of weeks.

First up, the water temps are sitting at 55°, which is about normal for the time of year, so nothing to worry about there.

Honestly, the next few days are a write-off. We’ve got a massive amount of energy in the water – but it's all onshore and messy. Sunday the 30th through Monday the 1st of September is just poor, with strong winds and rain. You wouldn't want to be out there.

Now, things start to look a little more interesting on Wednesday morning, the 2nd of September. Cobden Breakwater will see a smaller 7ft swell from the west, but the wind is going to be dead calm, glassy. That’s a huge positive. The swell period is a long 13 seconds, so it’ll have some proper grunt, but it might be a bit straight for a beach break. It’s a good window for an experienced surfer to get some clean, orderly waves.

The real standout, if you can wait, looks like Saturday the 5th of September. The swell is predicted to be a solid 13ft from the west, with a very long 15-second period. That’s some serious groundswell. The wind is a light cross-onshore, so it’ll be a bit lumpy, but the power will be there. However, the models are telling us this is going to be too big for the break, so only the experts with the biggest boards should even think about it. The same goes for the following Monday the 7th of September with a 12ft, 14-second period swell and clean offshore winds – it’s a beautiful setup, but again, too big.

There’s a long gap of poor conditions after that, with only marginal windows on the 8th and 10th of September. The next promising but uncertain window is Saturday the 12th of September. Another big swell – 16ft from the west with a very long 16-second period. The wind is light onshore, so it’s another one that’s likely too big unless you’re a real charger.

The final bright spot on the horizon is Monday the 14th of September. We’ll have a 12ft groundswell from the west with a 16-second period. The wind is forecast to be light easterly and glassy, which is perfect. But like the others, the models are flagging it as too big for this spot.

So, to sum it up: if you’re an experienced surfer, the glassy session on Wednesday morning the 2nd is your best bet for a manageable, clean wave. For the big-wave crew, the windows on the 5th, 7th, 12th, and 14th of September look like they’ll be pumping, but they’re serious swell events and you’ll need to be on your game. The rest of the time is mostly blown out or too dangerous.

Rusty.

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