Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 2PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 792 | 986 | 1347 | 1951 | 1006 | 1459 | 1281 | 1265 | 1549 | 1350 | 1169 | 2577 | 2372 | 2147 | 2090 | 2247 | 2474 | 2278 | 2278 | 2445 | 2614 | 2803 | 4033 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:08AM2.81m | 2:24PM2.76m | 2:58AM2.65m | 3:15PM2.61m | 4:01AM2.53m | 4:25PM2.50m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:18AM1.07m | 8:40PM1.16m | 9:05AM1.25m | 9:38PM1.32m | 10:07AM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — |
mm | 11 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 15 | W 9 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 594 | 514 | 1347 | 1951 | 1006 | 983 | 1047 | 866 | 517 | 1350 | 508 | 2577 | 2372 | 2147 | 2090 | 2247 | 2474 | 2278 | 2278 | 2445 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 9 | W 15 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 792 | 986 | 343 | 133 | 674 | 1459 | 1281 | 1265 | 1549 | 422 | 1169 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 9 | NNW 8 | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 21 | 73 | — | 23 | 24 | 25 | 41 | 30 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2614 | 2803 | 4033 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 190 | 156 |
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