Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 9AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 229 | 325 | 303 | 292 | 245 | 464 | 546 | 683 | 716 | 592 | 492 | 463 | 382 | 361 | 752 | 742 | 711 | 671 | 661 | 651 | 572 | 563 | 444 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:59AM3.09m | 3:24PM3.01m | 4:05AM2.92m | 4:33PM2.87m | 5:22AM2.80m | 5:55PM2.80m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:12AM0.94m | 9:43PM0.98m | 10:15AM1.11m | 10:59PM1.11m | 11:33AM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 229 | 325 | 303 | 292 | 245 | 464 | 546 | 683 | 716 | 592 | 492 | 463 | 382 | 252 | 752 | 742 | 711 | 671 | 661 | 651 | 572 | 563 | 444 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 193 | 127 | 191 | 188 | 168 | 115 | 112 | 73 | 72 | 110 | 106 | 118 | 156 | 361 | 140 | 125 | 78 | 59 | 45 | 55 | 43 | 42 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 48 |
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