Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (07 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 11AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 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 ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1349 | 886 | 724 | 514 | 425 | 427 | 317 | 249 | 238 | 183 | 206 | 383 | 485 | 408 | 888 | 1259 | 1795 | 1312 | 1016 | 899 | 763 | 651 | 660 | 521 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:08AM2.97m | 3:38PM2.85m | 4:01AM2.91m | 4:35PM2.81m | 5:03AM2.88m | 5:39PM2.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:28AM0.99m | 9:49PM1.07m | 10:21AM1.01m | 10:48PM1.10m | 11:22AM1.03m | 11:53PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:17 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | -2 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1349 | 886 | 724 | 514 | 425 | 427 | 317 | 249 | 238 | 183 | 206 | 383 | 485 | 408 | 888 | 1259 | 1795 | 1312 | 1016 | 899 | 763 | 651 | 660 | 521 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 22 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | W 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 6 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 24 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 37 | 72 | 106 | 174 | 229 | 155 | 89 | 38 | 91 | 144 | 276 | 387 | 461 | 422 | 516 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | W 20 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | W 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | SE 2 | SE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | SE 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 85 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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