Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 1PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 392 | 366 | 356 | 336 | 317 | 307 | 246 | 242 | 218 | 208 | 155 | 152 | 150 | 111 | 109 | 158 | 257 | 427 | 472 | 344 | 257 | 220 | 159 | 261 | 219 | 161 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:32AM2.86m | 8:01PM2.99m | 8:32AM2.92m | 8:57PM3.06m | 9:23AM3.00m | 9:44PM3.12m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:17AM1.06m | 1:45PM1.12m | 2:18AM1.00m | 2:43PM1.03m | 3:11AM0.94m | 3:33PM0.94m | 3:56AM0.88m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | 8:24 |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | N 6 | WSW 12 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 149 | 151 | 130 | 336 | 220 | 204 | 199 | 127 | 113 | 58 | 155 | 152 | 37 | 111 | 89 | 158 | 257 | 41 | 40 | 344 | 257 | 220 | 159 | 261 | 219 | 161 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | N 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | N 6 | N 6 | WSW 12 | N 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | N 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 392 | 366 | 356 | 81 | 317 | 307 | 246 | 242 | 218 | 208 | 51 | 39 | 150 | 14 | 109 | 77 | 73 | — | — | 23 | 28 | 47 | 114 | 47 | 68 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NW 8 | — | W 8 | W 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | NW 9 | WSW 12 | W 16 | W 18 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 13 | 9 | 4 | 78 | — | 1 | 1 | 20 | 19 | 33 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 13 | 45 | 5 | 6 | 66 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | 427 | 472 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 180 | 128 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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