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Cobden Beach - The Channel surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.4° C
(Which is 2.0°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 7PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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 kJ (?) | 711 | 1660 | 2734 | 3612 | 4393 | 5196 | 5003 | 4552 | 3911 | 3376 | 2857 | 2503 | 2012 | 875 | 690 | 1191 | 957 | 734 | 722 | 615 | 584 | 483 | 466 | 403 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:04AM 2.85 | 9:26PM 2.92 | 9:50AM 2.94 | 10:09PM 2.99 | 10:31AM 3.03 | 10:51PM 3.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:17PM 1.29 | 3:38AM 1.27 | 4:01PM 1.24 | 4:22AM 1.23 | 4:42PM 1.20 | 5:04AM 1.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 9:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:08 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
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