Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (07 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 11PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 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) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | W 8 | W 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1028 | 1026 | 767 | 635 | 572 | 439 | 434 | 412 | 363 | 660 | 715 | 730 | 1150 | 1100 | 885 | 589 | 861 | 562 | 407 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:08PM2.77m | 5:48AM2.82m | 6:28PM2.79m | 7:05AM2.87m | 7:43PM2.92m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:28PM1.15m | 12:06PM1.16m | 00:48AM1.10m | 1:25PM1.10m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 1028 | 1026 | 767 | 635 | 572 | 439 | 434 | 412 | 363 | 660 | 715 | 730 | 1150 | 1100 | 885 | 589 | 679 | 562 | 407 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 19 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 33 | 15 | 72 | 47 | 47 | 108 | 106 | 104 | 148 | 150 | 157 | 276 | 250 | 247 | 192 | 266 | 341 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | — | — | W 19 | WSW 12 | W 19 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | W 18 | W 18 | W 19 | W 19 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 18 | W 18 | W 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | 27 | 15 | 30 | 14 | 70 | 163 | 167 | 180 | 259 | 45 | 57 | 56 | 107 | 158 | 125 | 168 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | E 3 | — | — | E 3 | — | E 3 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 583 | 861 | 391 | 179 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 85 |
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