Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 1AM is: 2.1m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 19 | WSW 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1083 | 1331 | 2023 | 2345 | 2804 | 2447 | 2567 | 2534 | 2601 | 2702 | 2479 | 2678 | 2795 | 2577 | 2347 | 2119 | 1963 | 1989 | 1811 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:02AM3.49m | 12:26PM3.33m | 00:43AM3.40m | 1:05PM3.23m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:52PM0.47m | 6:16AM0.43m | 6:33PM0.52m | 6:57AM0.54m | 7:13PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 5 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
1083 | 1331 | 2023 | 2345 | 2804 | 2447 | 2567 | 2534 | 2601 | 2702 | 2479 | 2678 | 2795 | 2577 | 2347 | 2119 | 1963 | 1989 | 1811 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | NW 8 | W 5 | NW 7 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
66 | 82 | 15 | 27 | 9 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
44 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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