Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 6AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 418 | 349 | 293 | 237 | 225 | 176 | 180 | 183 | 183 | 170 | 170 | 71 | 87 | 130 | 83 | 91 | 149 | 266 | 234 | 292 | 280 | 265 | 261 | 249 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:26AM2.68m | 3:41PM2.66m | 4:24AM2.56m | 4:44PM2.55m | 5:31AM2.49m | 5:58PM2.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:33AM1.23m | 10:04PM1.27m | 10:31AM1.33m | 11:12PM1.34m | 11:41AM1.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 418 | 349 | 293 | 237 | 225 | 176 | 180 | 183 | 183 | 170 | 170 | 65 | 87 | 130 | 83 | 69 | 77 | 73 | 73 | 96 | 280 | 265 | 261 | 137 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | W 4 | — | — | N 18 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | 6 | 71 | 73 | 32 | 54 | 54 | 149 | 266 | 234 | 292 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 249 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | W 19 | N 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | N 16 | N 16 | — | — | — | N 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 59 | 91 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 2 | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 96 | 111 | 133 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 169 | 181 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 180 | 206 | 156 | 7 |
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