Cobden Beach - The Channel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (06 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 10PM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (06 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	15s
Evening (06 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	15s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 6			Tuesday 7								Wednesday 8								Thu 9
	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	9 AM	12 PM
Rating (10 max)	!	!	!	4	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	!	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 15	W 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	W 11	W 11	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	2981	2469	2083	1703	1168	874	752	514	425	401	317	246	238	224	250	446	535	516	1211	1496	1795	1459	1143	1016
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide	2:49PM2.91m					3:08AM2.97m				3:38PM2.85m				4:01AM2.91m				4:35PM2.81m				5:03AM2.88m
Low Tide			8:58PM1.04m					9:28AM0.99m				9:49PM1.07m				10:21AM1.01m				10:48PM1.10m				11:22AM1.03m


	—	—	—	—	—	8:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:03	—	—
	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	9	7	7	6	6	7	10	10	8	7	6	6	6	7	12	12	10	10	8	8	8	7	11
Feels °C	6	3	2	2	1	1	2	5	5	4	3	2	2	3	4	8	6	5	6	4	4	4	3	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 15	W 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	W 11	W 11	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14
kJ	2981	2469	2083	1703	1168	874	752	514	425	401	317	246	238	224	250	446	535	516	1211	1496	1795	1459	1143	1016
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 7	—	NNE 8	N 9	N 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	WSW 19	WSW 19	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 17	—	W 16	—	WSW 22	WSW 21	W 20
kJ	10	—	6	6	6	16	15	13	14	24	22	12	11	74	71	106	174	304	—	135	—	91	150	276
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 21	W 20	NNE 7	N 7	—	N 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	8	5	4	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SE 3	—	—	SSW 3	SSW 4	SSW 4	S 4	S 3	SSE 3	SE 3	—	—	—	—	ENE 7	ESE 3	ESE 3	SE 3	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	2	—	—	2	11	24	10	6	3	1	—	—	—	—	5	1	3	2	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	1	1	7	0	1	85	0	85	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	6	6	7
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	7	5	9	8	8	8	7	5	5	5	5	7	9	9	9	8	7	8	9	9	9	9

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