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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 11 am Tuesday 07 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 1.5°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 2PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (07 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 220 | 313 | 450 | 556 | 813 | 804 | 627 | 425 | 318 | 230 | 194 | 173 | 320 | 313 | 250 | 211 | 181 | 176 | 237 | 264 | 324 | 306 | 295 | 544 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:47PM 2.78 | 2:01AM 2.75 | 2:35PM 2.64 | 2:52AM 2.61 | 3:36PM 2.52 | 4:00AM 2.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:33AM 1.03 | 7:56PM 1.11 | 8:17AM 1.16 | 8:43PM 1.24 | 9:14AM 1.29 | 9:44PM 1.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
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