Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 6AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun night, fresh winds from the N by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 10 | W 7 | NW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 845 | 813 | 779 | 263 | 184 | 784 | 1263 | 1435 | 4036 | 5076 | 4634 | 5277 | 4902 | 1800 | 1706 | 954 | 716 | 549 | 602 | 589 | 293 | 300 | 567 | 606 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:57PM3.32m | 11:22AM3.31m | 11:38PM3.41m | 12:02PM3.38m | 00:21AM3.44m | 12:44PM3.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:11AM0.53m | 5:29PM0.55m | 5:51AM0.51m | 6:09PM0.53m | 6:33AM0.55m | 6:53PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 13 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 10 | W 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 10 | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | NW 10 | NW 9 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 845 | 813 | 779 | 263 | 181 | 139 | 141 | 1435 | — | 5076 | 4634 | 5277 | — | 1800 | 1706 | 954 | 716 | 549 | 283 | 349 | 293 | 300 | 123 | 123 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 20 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | W 9 | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 30 | — | 243 | 184 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 93 | 137 | 435 | 405 | — | — | — | 105 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | N 8 | — | — | — | W 13 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 60 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 173 | 47 | — | — | — | 121 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 5 | NW 8 | NW 9 | N 7 | NW 11 | — | — | — | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 6 | WSW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 67 | 784 | 1263 | 326 | 4036 | — | — | — | 4902 | 1498 | 615 | 603 | — | — | 602 | 589 | 212 | 161 | 567 | 606 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 77 | 0 | 202 | 190 | 210 | 210 | 204 | 210 | 368 | 169 | 153 | 153 | 205 | 206 | 85 | 48 | 86 | 0 | 190 | 202 | 190 | 190 | 190 |
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