Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (14 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 12AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | W 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
845 | 822 | 799 | 655 | 636 | 531 | 523 | 404 | 350 | 341 | 282 | 400 | 385 | 484 | 828 | 715 | 1860 | 3371 | 3203 | 2347 | 2070 | 2187 | 1895 | 1656 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:09PM3.22m | 9:33AM3.33m | 10:02PM3.36m | 10:29AM3.42m | 10:55PM3.46m | 11:26AM3.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:55PM0.71m | 3:20AM0.66m | 3:49PM0.65m | 4:14AM0.57m | 4:43PM0.61m | 5:08AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | |
5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
845 | 822 | 799 | 655 | 636 | 531 | 523 | 345 | 345 | 277 | 282 | 400 | 385 | 365 | 828 | 715 | 1860 | 3371 | 3203 | 2347 | 2070 | 2187 | 1895 | 1656 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WNW 6 | W 16 | — | — | WSW 12 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 17 | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — |
100 | 81 | 73 | 52 | 46 | 47 | 307 | 404 | 350 | 63 | 188 | — | — | 44 | 515 | 494 | 772 | — | — | 91 | 82 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 22 | W 22 | W 21 | WSW 20 | W 19 | W 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
38 | 36 | 81 | 128 | 192 | 314 | 41 | 30 | 37 | 341 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 103 | 201 | 239 | 484 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 153 | 169 | 169 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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