Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 5AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the NW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 824 | 2060 | 1736 | 1567 | 1422 | 1324 | 1519 | 431 | 435 | 612 | 749 | 858 | 901 | 843 | 696 | 1949 | 1045 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:25AM3.23m | 1:48PM3.10m | 2:10AM3.09m | 2:36PM2.97m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:15PM0.73m | 7:40AM0.75m | 7:58PM0.84m | 8:26AM0.90m | 8:50PM0.99m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 824 | 2060 | 1736 | 1567 | 1422 | 1324 | — | 431 | 341 | 213 | 165 | 107 | 901 | 843 | 696 | 1949 | 1045 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 75 | — | 31 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 153 | 225 | 346 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | NW 7 |
| kJ | 758 | — | — | — | — | — | 1519 | 340 | 435 | 612 | 749 | 858 | — | — | — | — | 215 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 153 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 190 | 37 | 169 | 0 | 63 |
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