Cobden Tiphead

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Cobden Tiphead

New Zealand, New Zealand SI, West Coast

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Access

Cobden is on the north side of the river from Greymouth. The tiphead is is at the mouth of the Grey river and has road access all the way.

DistanceIn the city

WalkInstant access (< 5min)

Easy to find?Easy to find

Public access?Public access

Special accessDon't know

Surf Spot Characteristics

Alternative name Cobden Point

Surf Spot Quality

Wave qualityRegional Classic

ExperienceExperienced surfers

FrequencyRegular

Wave

TypeBreakwater/jetty

DirectionRight and left

BottomFlat rocks

PowerPowerful

Normal lengthNormal (50 to 150m)

Good day lengthLong (150 to 300 m)

Tide, Swell and Wind

Good swell directionNorthWest, West, SouthWest

Good wind directionSouthEast, East

Swell sizeStarts working at 1.0m-1.5m / 3ft-5ft and holds up to 2.5m+ / 8ft+

Best tide positionLow and mid tide

Best tide movementRising tide

More details

Week crowdEmpty

Week-end crowdFew surfers

Webcam url

Dangers

- Rocks

Additional Information

When the bank and swell is right you get big grunty left handers breaking along the tiphead. The more consistent wave is a peaky right hander breaking into the point

Atmosphere

General

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