Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 5PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 23s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 77mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | W 11 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 204 | 176 | 346 | 1064 | 1358 | 842 | 523 | 535 | 544 | 844 | 960 | 1298 | 2124 | 5488 | 5331 | 5255 | 4809 | 3865 | 3322 | 3761 | 3408 | 2980 | 2791 | 2581 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:25AM3.23m | 9:53PM3.33m | 10:23AM3.35m | 10:46PM3.47m | 11:16AM3.43m | 11:37PM3.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:41PM0.76m | 4:07AM0.60m | 4:35PM0.64m | 5:00AM0.50m | 5:26PM0.57m | 5:51AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 |
 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 |
mm | — | — | — | 12 | 20 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | WNW 10 | WSW 18 | W 13 | — | WNW 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | — |
| kJ | 204 | 154 | 101 | 96 | 1358 | 842 | 523 | 306 | 544 | 106 | 330 | — | 2124 | 5488 | 5331 | 5255 | 4809 | 3865 | 3322 | 3761 | 3408 | 2980 | 2791 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | — | W 23 | W 13 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 19 | — | W 18 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 10 | 90 | 85 | 308 | 535 | 72 | — | 163 | — | 191 | 138 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 13 | W 20 | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | W 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 10 | 85 | 31 | 38 | — | — | — | — | 809 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | W 14 |
| kJ | 121 | 176 | 346 | 1064 | — | — | — | — | 291 | 844 | 960 | 1298 | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 66 | — | — | — | — | 2581 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 180 | 190 | 153 | 180 | 122 | 85 | 173 |
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