Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 8AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 20 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 850 | 911 | 711 | 1012 | 531 | 401 | 407 | 346 | 326 | 312 | 178 | 176 | 131 | 125 | 119 | 115 | 98 | 324 | 306 | 245 | 225 | 315 | 318 | 768 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:42AM2.57m | 8:08PM2.68m | 8:37AM2.71m | 8:56PM2.84m | 9:23AM2.87m | 9:39PM3.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:30AM1.24m | 1:56PM1.22m | 2:25AM1.09m | 2:48PM1.07m | 3:11AM0.92m | 3:31PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 850 | 911 | 711 | 1012 | 531 | 401 | 407 | 346 | 326 | 312 | 178 | 176 | 131 | 72 | 96 | 96 | 39 | 324 | 306 | 245 | 225 | 173 | 144 | 768 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | N 13 | WSW 6 | N 13 | W 16 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | W 22 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 154 | 3 | 50 | 3 | 131 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 54 | 74 | 72 | 125 | 119 | 115 | 98 | 57 | 51 | 86 | 196 | 315 | 280 | 120 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | — | N 13 | — | N 13 | — | W 24 | — | W 23 | N 12 | W 22 | W 22 | N 12 | W 20 | W 20 | W 23 | WSW 12 | W 22 | W 21 | WSW 20 | W 20 | W 14 | WSW 18 | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 11 | — | 10 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 83 | 36 | 79 | 129 | 194 | 150 | 318 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 42 | 50 | 69 | 72 | 61 | 45 | 43 | 52 | 49 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 201 | 202 | 206 | 128 | 85 | 7 | 7 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 206 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 202 | 48 | 0 |
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