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Cobden Beach - The Channel surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 14 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
17.5° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today?

The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 6PM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (14 Mar)8ft (2.4m)9s
Evening (14 Mar)8ft (2.5m)9s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
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3
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
WSW
2.2
W
2.4
WSW
2.4
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2.2
WSW
2
W
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)10899999912121213131414141716161616161414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)56170886096110649928748301589148814351657160917911691149121621622144012811117966704588
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
E
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
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off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:15AM
2.58
8:44PM
2.63
9:11AM
2.74
9:36PM
2.79
9:56AM
2.93
10:20PM
2.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:34PM
1.29
3:01AM
1.23
3:26PM
1.11
3:48AM
1.05
4:09PM
0.91
4:28AM
0.87
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Sunrise--------7:30-------7:31-------
Sunset---7:59-------7:57-------7:54----
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---11111-1---1----------
Temp. °C141515151515141415151616141514141415161615141313
Feels °C (?)101012121313111113131413121311121315161515141212
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