Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 3AM is: 2.1m 19s primary swell from a West direction and 2.2m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2159 | 2669 | 3100 | 5876 | 5320 | 4423 | 4014 | 4025 | 1916 | 6390 | 7288 | 2534 | 3394 | 6791 | 6196 | 2114 | 2114 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:14PM3.38m | 10:38AM3.29m | 10:56PM3.42m | 11:18AM3.31m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:28AM0.46m | 4:46PM0.49m | 5:08AM0.43m | 5:25PM0.47m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | WSW 16 | — | — | W 16 | W 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 1069 | 1060 | 1144 | 5876 | 5320 | 4423 | 4014 | 4025 | 1916 | — | — | 2534 | 3394 | 6791 | 6196 | 2114 | 2114 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | W 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2159 | 2669 | 3100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | W 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 899 | 6390 | 7288 | 2232 | — | — | — | 1618 | 1544 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 122 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 153 |
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