
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (24 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 4PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Sat 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | N 9 | N 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
139 | 141 | 156 | 233 | 407 | 351 | 318 | 1725 | 2361 | 2322 | 1979 | 1866 | 1564 | 1160 | 897 | 718 | 579 | 531 | 558 | 522 | 229 | 225 | 173 | 173 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:20AM2.84m | 6:48PM2.78m | 7:16AM2.84m | 7:43PM2.83m | 8:08AM2.89m | 8:33PM2.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:33PM1.31m | 1:02AM1.34m | 1:29PM1.34m | 1:57AM1.33m | 2:21PM1.33m | 2:46AM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | |
— | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
139 | 46 | 108 | 225 | 407 | 349 | 318 | 1725 | 2361 | 2322 | 1979 | 1866 | 1564 | 1160 | 897 | 718 | 579 | 531 | 558 | 522 | 163 | 166 | 166 | 166 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
9 | 141 | 156 | 233 | 289 | 351 | 257 | 175 | 115 | 94 | 51 | 34 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 229 | 225 | 173 | 173 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 239 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 2 | SE 2 | — | — | SW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 172 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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