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Cobden Beach - The Channel Surf Forecast
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Cobden Beach - The Channel surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 13 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Cobden Beach - The Channel surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cobden Beach - The Channel sea temperature is
17.4° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today?
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 12AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 1031 | 2834 | 2980 | 3119 | 2884 | 2558 | 2237 | 2129 | 2094 | 2184 | 2015 | 1776 | 1413 | 1253 | 2334 | 2604 | 1904 | 1555 | 1519 | 1566 | 1677 | 1984 | 1945 | 1976 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:56PM 2.76 | 8:15AM 2.91 | 8:42PM 2.94 | 8:57AM 3.11 | 9:24PM 3.12 | 9:37AM 3.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:44PM 1.01 | 2:07AM 0.98 | 2:30PM 0.81 | 2:50AM 0.80 | 3:11PM 0.62 | 3:30AM 0.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
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