Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 8PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 8 | N 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 13 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 700 | 573 | 555 | 643 | 237 | 288 | 788 | 723 | 256 | 196 | 672 | 672 | 690 | 2203 | 2667 | 5743 | 6724 | 7110 | 6361 | 5266 | 4343 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:01PM2.66m | 6:36AM2.69m | 7:06PM2.69m | 7:37AM2.74m | 8:07PM2.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:43AM1.41m | 00:20AM1.44m | 12:49PM1.46m | 1:25AM1.45m | 1:53PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 7 | NNW 8 | W 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 13 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | 700 | 573 | 555 | 643 | 222 | 247 | 788 | 723 | 256 | 196 | 215 | 310 | 690 | 2203 | 2667 | 5743 | 6724 | 7110 | 6361 | 5266 | 4343 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 10 | — | WSW 12 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 8 | W 12 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | N 9 | — | N 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | 198 | 265 | 222 | 230 | 168 | 196 | 672 | 232 | 186 | 161 | — | 15 | — | 14 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | — | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 236 | 195 | 158 | 373 | 620 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 8 | WNW 7 | NNW 6 | — | — | N 7 | N 8 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 237 | 288 | — | — | 159 | 187 | 672 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 206 | 385 | 128 | 214 | 385 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 204 | 122 | 153 | 0 | 163 | 216 | 1 | 1 | 172 | 153 | 1 |
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