Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 9AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 575 | 551 | 482 | 694 | 796 | 2700 | 2044 | 5089 | 5703 | 5481 | 4745 | 4145 | 3367 | 3974 | 3484 | 3236 | 3009 | 2830 | 2830 | 3553 | 903 | 973 | 940 | 955 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:23AM3.35m | 10:46PM3.47m | 11:16AM3.43m | 11:37PM3.54m | 12:06PM3.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:07AM0.60m | 4:35PM0.64m | 5:00AM0.50m | 5:26PM0.57m | 5:51AM0.46m | 6:14PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 13 | — | WNW 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | — | — | — | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 575 | 306 | 482 | 694 | 330 | — | 2044 | 5089 | 5703 | 5481 | 4745 | 4145 | 3367 | 3974 | 3484 | 3236 | 3009 | — | — | — | 522 | 508 | 602 | 613 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 11 | NNW 8 | WSW 18 | W 18 | — | W 17 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 308 | 551 | 244 | 106 | 162 | — | 946 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | 38 | 72 | — | — | — | 152 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 314 | 796 | 2700 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | — | — | — | — | 2830 | 2830 | 3553 | 903 | 973 | 940 | 955 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 214 | 210 | 207 | 48 | 1 | 7 | 169 | 169 | 177 | 163 | 169 | 180 | 169 | 153 | 153 | 169 | 190 | 153 | 122 | 1 |
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