Cobden Beach - The Channel Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Cobden Beach - The Channel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cobden Beach - The Channel sea temperature is
12.3°C
0.1° 

Cobden Beach - The Channel surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 2AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (25 Sep)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (25 Sep)3ft (0.9m)13s

Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat night, min 7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
14
1.7
W
14
1.7
W
14
1.6
W
14
1.5
W
14
1.5
W
14
1.5
W
13
1.5
W
13
1.6
W
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.3
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1554
1195
1162
1018
861
836
824
799
892
361
280
668
574
556
469
472
186
366
497
Wind (km/h)
0
E
0
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
9:20PM3.05m
9:43AM3.06m
9:56PM3.20m
10:18AM3.20m
Low Tide
3:13PM0.94m
3:32AM0.81m
3:49PM0.78m
4:07AM0.65m
4:24PM0.66m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:32
6:34
6:35
 mm
1
3
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
9
9
10
Feels °C
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
6
4
3
7
7
9
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