Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (24 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 4AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 217 | 192 | 141 | 139 | 139 | 141 | 175 | 311 | 526 | 417 | 313 | 1316 | 2129 | 2024 | 1586 | 1538 | 1413 | 1054 | 819 | 636 | 579 | 531 | 498 | 530 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:20AM2.84m | 6:48PM2.78m | 7:16AM2.84m | 7:43PM2.83m | 8:08AM2.89m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:03AM1.31m | 12:33PM1.31m | 1:02AM1.34m | 1:29PM1.34m | 1:57AM1.33m | 2:21PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 217 | 192 | 141 | 139 | 139 | 66 | 150 | 311 | 526 | 417 | 313 | 1316 | 2129 | 2024 | 1586 | 1538 | 1413 | 1054 | 819 | 636 | 579 | 531 | 498 | 530 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 4 | N 5 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 141 | 175 | 233 | 289 | 351 | 146 | 230 | 159 | 99 | 51 | 34 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 239 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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