
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 8PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
416 | 327 | 307 | 272 | 431 | 373 | 549 | 1211 | 1476 | 1512 | 1548 | 1593 | 1739 | 3949 | 4504 | 4027 | 3762 | 4569 | 3235 | 4482 | 5578 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:44PM3.39m | 1:08AM3.39m | 1:30PM3.34m | 2:00AM3.28m | 2:22PM3.24m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:53PM0.56m | 7:20AM0.65m | 7:42PM0.66m | 8:10AM0.80m | 8:38PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||
6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | — | — | — | — |
416 | 327 | 307 | 272 | 431 | 373 | 549 | — | — | — | — | 98 | — | — | — | 4027 | 3762 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
277 | 163 | 132 | 173 | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 12 | W 13 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 144 | 119 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 14 | W 14 | — | — | W 14 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 |
— | — | — | — | 235 | 255 | 297 | 1211 | 1476 | 1512 | 1548 | 1593 | 1739 | 3949 | 4504 | — | — | 4569 | 3235 | 4482 | 5578 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 37 | 77 | 122 | 85 | 190 | 169 | 169 | 190 | 220 | 202 | 169 | 169 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 168 | 163 | 201 | 163 |
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