Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (24 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 9PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 478 | 672 | 812 | 2203 | 2701 | 3344 | 3704 | 6633 | 6625 | 5266 | 4284 | 3423 | 2677 | 2245 | 1719 | 1391 | 1144 | 987 | 1090 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 7:06PM2.69m | 7:37AM2.74m | 8:07PM2.77m | 8:32AM2.83m | 8:58PM2.89m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:49PM1.46m | 1:25AM1.45m | 1:53PM1.45m | 2:22AM1.40m | 2:49PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | 8 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | NNW 8 | W 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 439 | 287 | 812 | 2203 | 2701 | 3344 | 3704 | 6633 | 6625 | 5266 | 4284 | 3423 | 2677 | 2245 | 1719 | 1391 | 1144 | 987 | 1090 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 17 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 158 | 373 | 226 | 186 | 186 | 151 | 120 | 76 | 28 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 15 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 42 | 620 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 478 | 672 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 122 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 169 | 169 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
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