Cobden Beach - The Channel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Issued: 11 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cobden Beach - The Channel sea temperature is

13.7° C

Cobden Beach - The Channel surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 5PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	14s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	14s
Evening (09 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	14s

Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 9					Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sun 12
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 18	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	1106	1016	874	651	631	521	1244	952	793	783	628	605	462	456	366	404	797	768	768	768	768	758	739	684
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SW	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				5:39PM2.81m					6:09AM2.91m				6:47PM2.87m				7:17AM2.98m				7:53PM2.99m
Low Tide		11:22AM1.03m				11:53PM1.09m					12:27PM1.03m				1:01AM1.02m				1:35PM0.97m				2:08AM0.90m


	8:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:02
	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—	—	—	5:19
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	5	9	10	6	4	3	2	3	4	8	10	8	6	5	4	4	4	8	10	8	6	6	6	7
Feels °C	0	4	6	1	-1	-2	-4	-2	-1	4	8	5	3	1	0	0	0	5	8	6	3	2	2	4
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15
kJ	1106	1016	874	651	631	521	1244	952	793	783	628	605	462	456	366	273	797	768	768	768	768	758	739	684
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 21	W 20	WSW 19	WSW 19	WSW 18	WSW 18	—	—	—	—	W 22	W 21	WSW 20	WSW 19	WSW 18	WSW 17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	148	276	387	461	422	516	—	—	—	—	9	36	127	125	246	404	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 3	—	—	SE 3	SE 3	ESE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	2	—	—	2	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	7	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	7	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	8	8	8	5	5	5	4	5	7	6

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