Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (01 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 1AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the N by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1968 | 1475 | 1191 | 1021 | 771 | 574 | 497 | 416 | 280 | 250 | 147 | 193 | 222 | 545 | 789 | 1665 | 2417 | 1980 | 1798 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:23PM3.12m | 4:06AM3.00m | 4:31PM3.00m | 5:16AM2.90m | 5:45PM2.94m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:44PM0.94m | 10:14AM1.09m | 10:57PM1.04m | 11:26AM1.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 9 | N 16 | N 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 1968 | 1475 | 1191 | 1021 | 771 | 574 | 497 | 416 | 280 | 250 | 147 | 193 | 160 | 5 | 5 | 1665 | 2417 | 1980 | 1798 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | NW 15 | N 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 34 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 16 | 222 | 545 | 789 | 138 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 205 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 177 | 128 | 86 | 122 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 136 |
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