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Cobden Beach - The Channel surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 14 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Cobden Beach - The Channel surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cobden Beach - The Channel sea temperature is
17.9° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today?
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 7AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 363 | 308 | 303 | 254 | 206 | 206 | 164 | 150 | 117 | 91 | 68 | 53 | 160 | 329 | 726 | 1518 | 3135 | 3279 | 1277 | 850 | 624 | 1700 | 2768 | 4541 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- off | glass | on | on | on | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:19AM 2.74 | 7:47PM 2.82 | 8:14AM 2.78 | 8:38PM 2.85 | 9:04AM 2.85 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:05AM 1.28 | 1:32PM 1.34 | 2:00AM 1.31 | 2:27PM 1.32 | 2:51AM 1.30 | 3:17PM 1.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:07 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
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