Cobden Beach - The Channel surf break

Cobden Beach - The Channel surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 31 Oct 2025 NZDT
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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
13.4° C
(Which is 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 9AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (31 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (31 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
31
Saturday
01
Sunday
02
Mon
03
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.9
WSW
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.6
WSW
1.4
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)777888813881212121212111414131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)34535539432930030022623816915715521030824623316736628123618118113713393
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
5
W
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
SSW
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crossononcross-
on
glassglassoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:43AM
2.58
7:09PM
2.68
7:45AM
2.69
8:07PM
2.84
8:39AM
2.86
8:58PM
3.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:55PM
1.19
1:30AM
1.04
1:56PM
1.04
2:25AM
0.85
2:49PM
0.85
Friday
31
Saturday
01
Sunday
02
Mon
03
Sunrise-6:22-------6:20-------6:18------
Sunset-----8:15-------8:16-------8:17--
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
22111-------------------
Temp. °C10101212121110877101212121087710111111109
Feels °C (?)5698778644899109655988987
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