Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (11 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 10PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 18 | W 13 | W 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 400 | 368 | 275 | 261 | 171 | 122 | 94 | 106 | 121 | 264 | 768 | 1145 | 1315 | 1411 | 1280 | 1332 | 1032 | 953 | 966 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 00:07AM3.26m | 12:25PM3.22m | 00:43AM3.19m | 12:59PM3.16m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:59PM0.60m | 6:18AM0.62m | 6:35PM0.65m | 6:53AM0.70m | 7:10PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 400 | 368 | 275 | 261 | 171 | 122 | 94 | 65 | 62 | 264 | 768 | 1145 | 1315 | 1411 | 1280 | 1332 | 1032 | 953 | 966 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 13 |
| kJ | 215 | 213 | 210 | 149 | 141 | 101 | 89 | 87 | 121 | 37 | 47 | 64 | 100 | 132 | 129 | 107 | 84 | 80 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 7 | W 20 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 13 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 40 | 30 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 106 | 106 | 85 | 5 | 16 | 26 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 100 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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