Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (03 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 21s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 12AM is: 0.9m 19s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 21s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 21 | W 21 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | W 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 146 | 218 | 387 | 614 | 736 | 817 | 929 | 908 | 836 | 1202 | 1546 | 1900 | 2261 | 1789 | 1202 | 816 | 499 | 425 | 282 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:59PM3.18m | 1:12AM3.25m | 1:35PM3.12m | 1:51AM3.17m | 2:15PM3.03m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:05PM0.82m | 7:27AM0.79m | 7:42PM0.85m | 8:08AM0.83m | 8:24PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WSW 8 | W 7 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 117 | 118 | 108 | 137 | 209 | 817 | 929 | 908 | 737 | — | — | — | 2261 | 1789 | 1202 | 816 | 499 | 322 | 282 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | W 21 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | W 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | — | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 66 | 218 | 387 | 614 | 736 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 350 | — | 245 | 288 | 336 | 425 | 243 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 21 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | — | W 18 |
| kJ | 146 | 65 | 77 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 30 | — | 56 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | SE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 254 | 420 | 627 | 836 | 1202 | 1546 | 1900 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 122 | 153 | 153 | 173 | 153 | 238 | 238 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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