Cobden Beach – The Channel Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(West Coast South Island, New Zealand)

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Cobden Beach - The Channel Surf Guide

Cobden Beach on the West Coast is an exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the northeast. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the ideal swell direction is from the west southwest. The beach break offers mainly left hand waves. Best around high tide. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Watch out for dangerous rips.

Cobden Beach - The Channel Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	4	consistent	15.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Cobden Beach - The Channel:

The best conditions reported for surf at Cobden Beach - The Channel occur when a West-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Cobden Beach - The Channel (for consistent clean waves)?

julyBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Cobden Beach - The Channel with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of July. Clean surfable waves are typically found 59% of the time in July while 28% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 13% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

59%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

28%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

13%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Cobden Beach - The Channel Location Map

Interactive Cobden Beach - The Channel surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Cobden Beach is Hokitika Airport (HKK) in New Zealand, 36 km (22 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Cobden Beach is Westport Airport (WSZ), also in New Zealand, 83 km (52 miles) away.

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Cobden Beach - The Channel Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 06:39 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07
ft, °F	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM
Wave (m)	WSW	NNW	NNW	NNW
Period (s)	15	7	7	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on

What does Cobden Beach - The Channel look like?

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Tides at Cobden Beach - The Channel

Current tide and informaton

For Greymouth, New Zealand, 2 km from Cobden Beach - The Channel.

Next High Water: 02:11pm | 2.74m

Next Low Water: 07:54am | 1.16m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Cobden Beach - The Channel Sea Temperature

The Cobden Beach - The Channel water temperature is rather cool (15.3 °C) and the air temperature will feel about the same. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.