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Cobden Beach - The Channel surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 09 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Cobden Beach - The Channel surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cobden Beach - The Channel sea temperature is
17.3° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today?
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 6PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a North direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 163 | 183 | 209 | 264 | 324 | 302 | 295 | 566 | 686 | 553 | 525 | 443 | 290 | 235 | 184 | 138 | 82 | 55 | 49 | 51 | 50 | 106 | 330 | 154 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- off | off | off | cross | cross- on | cross | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:36PM 2.52 | 4:00AM 2.51 | 4:48PM 2.46 | 5:18AM 2.49 | 5:59PM 2.49 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:14AM 1.29 | 9:44PM 1.34 | 10:28AM 1.35 | 10:59PM 1.37 | 11:44AM 1.32 | 12:14AM 1.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 |
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