Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 6PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 204 | 255 | 235 | 572 | 722 | 700 | 700 | 700 | 683 | 573 | 643 | 747 | 222 | 443 | 686 | 665 | 557 | 704 | 692 | 589 | 627 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 4:57PM2.70m | 5:33AM2.71m | 6:01PM2.66m | 6:36AM2.69m | 7:06PM2.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:43AM1.29m | 11:14PM1.37m | 11:43AM1.41m | 00:20AM1.44m | 12:49PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 3 |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | N 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 9 | NW 8 | W 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 204 | 255 | 235 | 572 | 722 | 700 | 700 | 700 | 683 | 573 | 643 | 2 | 222 | 198 | 686 | 665 | 229 | 704 | 427 | 321 | 255 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | WSW 13 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 125 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 587 | 228 | 192 | 692 | 589 | 503 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 |
| kJ | 44 | 21 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 27 | 158 | 290 | 627 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 747 | 222 | 443 | 361 | — | 557 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 216 | 385 | 128 | 238 | 214 | 122 | 210 | 156 | 122 | 0 | 0 |
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