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Cobden Beach - The Channel surf break

Cobden Beach - The Channel surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 17 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Cobden Beach - The Channel surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cobden Beach - The Channel sea temperature is
18.0° C
 (Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today?

The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 7AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (17 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (17 Jan)2ft (0.6m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
Period(s) (?)13121211111111111111111111111191112111116151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1861621471731761281339897956868686565525153744847474747
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
5
ESE
5
NNW
10
NW
5
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
0
NNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
W
15
WSW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		onglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		crossglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:30PM
2.98
10:52AM
3.05
11:12PM
3.08
11:31AM
3.15
11:52PM
3.16
12:08PM
3.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:45AM
1.23
5:02PM
1.18
5:25AM
1.12
5:41PM
1.07
6:01AM
1.02
6:18PM
0.97
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise---6:16-------6:18-------6:20----
Sunset-------9:10-------9:09-------9:09
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151413141519191716131111162020181613111015191817
Feels °C (?)14121111111717161610771218161515107612161515
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