Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 7AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 400 | 537 | 732 | 739 | 821 | 755 | 356 | 1223 | 1172 | 1060 | 1315 | 1951 | 3165 | 3950 | 4739 | 5957 | 5801 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:10AM3.09m | 2:36PM2.97m | 3:07AM2.93m | 3:37PM2.83m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:58PM0.84m | 8:26AM0.90m | 8:50PM0.99m | 9:22AM1.06m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 341 | 213 | 165 | 739 | 821 | 755 | 356 | 1223 | 1172 | 1060 | 1315 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 109 | 78 | 169 | 211 | 206 | 206 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 346 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 400 | 537 | 732 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 215 | 556 | 1951 | 3165 | 3950 | 4739 | 5957 | 5801 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 156 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 190 | 196 | 190 | 210 | 210 | 216 | 307 | 202 |
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