Cobden Beach - The Channel Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Cobden Beach - The Channel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cobden Beach - The Channel sea temperature is
12.8° C
0.6° 

Cobden Beach - The Channel surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (21 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 10PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)--
Afternoon (21 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sun morning).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
1
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.6
W
10
2.1
W
10
3
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
3.5
NW
9
5
WNW
10
6
WNW
11
6
W
12
6
W
12
6
W
13
6
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
336
336
269
210
195
229
242
381
514
865
1312
1480
2101
4385
7817
9927
10053
11361
12744
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNE
5
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
45
NW
35
NW
45
WNW
50
W
45
W
40
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:12PM2.55m
5:55AM2.55m
6:28PM2.55m
7:04AM2.59m
7:37PM2.64m
Low Tide
11:36PM1.46m
12:08PM1.50m
00:50AM1.47m
1:23PM1.46m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:59
 mm
3
4
10
8
11
2
2
2
2
2
2
Temp °C
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
11
12
13
13
13
12
11
9
9
10
9
9
Feels °C
9
8
8
8
6
6
5
6
7
8
7
5
5
1
-2
-1
0
0
0
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