Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 6PM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 551 | 524 | 656 | 1024 | 1152 | 3129 | 3287 | 3316 | 3857 | 3353 | 3020 | 2469 | 2056 | 1663 | 1310 | 994 | 789 | 633 | 534 | 401 | 317 | 303 | 231 | 213 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:06PM2.98m | 2:21AM3.04m | 2:49PM2.91m | 3:08AM2.97m | 3:38PM2.85m | 4:01AM2.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:57AM0.97m | 8:13PM1.01m | 8:40AM0.97m | 8:58PM1.04m | 9:28AM0.99m | 9:49PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 |
 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 380 | 524 | 656 | 1024 | 1152 | 3129 | 3287 | 3316 | 3857 | 3353 | 3020 | 2469 | 2056 | 1663 | 1310 | 994 | 789 | 633 | 534 | 401 | 317 | 303 | 231 | 213 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | W 14 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | N 7 | — | N 9 | N 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | WSW 19 |
| kJ | 300 | 359 | 276 | 194 | 881 | 86 | 46 | 46 | — | — | 10 | — | 6 | 8 | 35 | 50 | 44 | 60 | 40 | 37 | 23 | 13 | 11 | 74 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | W 15 | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | W 20 | N 8 |
| kJ | 417 | 326 | 255 | 522 | 126 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SE 2 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 551 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 122 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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