Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 9PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1200 | 1032 | 892 | 764 | 744 | 639 | 551 | 581 | 620 | 520 | 424 | 419 | 392 | 406 | 383 | 296 | 300 | 364 | 331 | 249 | 221 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:33AM3.14m | 10:51PM3.27m | 11:13AM3.21m | 11:30PM3.29m | 11:50AM3.24m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:42PM0.67m | 5:03AM0.60m | 5:22PM0.61m | 5:41AM0.59m | 5:59PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NNW 7 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 1200 | 1032 | 892 | 764 | 744 | 639 | 551 | 581 | 620 | 520 | 424 | 140 | 258 | 406 | 383 | 212 | 237 | 364 | 331 | 249 | 221 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NW 9 | N 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 76 | 74 | 57 | 37 | 31 | 30 | 37 | 40 | 42 | 62 | 81 | 419 | 392 | 288 | 288 | 101 | 130 | 222 | 215 | 213 | 210 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | W 20 | — | WSW 18 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | N 8 | — | NW 10 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 75 | 30 | — | 31 | — | 296 | 300 | 32 | — | 64 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 202 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 0 | 0 |
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