Cobden Beach - The Channel surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 04 Mar 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
18.5° C
(Which is 1.3°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 12AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Mar)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (05 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (05 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
!
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.6
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.3
W
1.6
W
1.8
W
2
W
2.1
W
Period(s) (?)161616161515141414141413131314141512121314151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5485295225034653603502802732653082392361842692761592893415391072137117331933
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
S
5
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:38AM
3.26
12:53PM
3.32
1:12AM
3.21
1:28PM
3.22
1:46AM
3.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:29PM
0.52
6:45AM
0.56
7:05PM
0.56
7:20AM
0.62
7:40PM
0.65
7:54AM
0.73
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunrise------7:18-------7:18-------7:20-
Sunset-8:15-------8:14-------8:12------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161513121110131516151312121214171717151514151619
Feels °C (?)14141211108131415131211121113161617151513141619
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