Cobden Beach - The Channel surf break

Cobden Beach - The Channel surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 25 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
17.7° C
(Which is 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 6AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Feb)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (25 Feb)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (25 Feb)5ft (1.5m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
4
2
2
3
2
1
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.9
WSW
1.5
W
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
W
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.5
W
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)9917161616161515141414141414131313131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)248238293339443116012981200978845724622613580808539523673673663752825329256
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NE
5
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NW
5
N
10
W
5
NNE
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
crossonglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:20AM
2.82
6:05PM
2.80
6:43AM
2.77
7:27PM
2.79
8:05AM
2.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:01PM
1.12
11:42AM
1.16
12:19AM
1.23
1:07PM
1.18
1:45AM
1.23
2:26PM
1.09
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise----7:07-------7:09-------7:11---
Sunset-------8:27-------8:24-------8:23
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161616161820191816151515161616171616151513151616
Feels °C (?)161516161919181816151515161617171616151512141414
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