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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 am Wednesday 26 Nov 2025 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
16.1° C
 (Which is 1.8°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 6AM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Nov)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (26 Nov)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (26 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
1
1
0
0
0
!
!
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
N
1.3
N
1.4
N
2.3
N
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.1
NW
1.8
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
WNW
1.5
N
2.5
N
2.5
NNW
2.4
NNW
2.2
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
WNW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.2
W
1.4
W
Period(s) (?)7777889998887888888888910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)127153178568749921675540402256235249654890732650338254408373236193244349
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
15
ENE
25
NNE
35
NNE
30
N
25
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
25
NNE
40
N
30
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
5
NE
5
NE
0
NE
5
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		crossglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:07AM
2.83
3:24PM
2.85
4:00AM
2.75
4:19PM
2.79
4:58AM
2.71
5:20PM
2.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:52PM
1.15
9:15AM
1.17
9:45PM
1.16
10:08AM
1.19
10:44PM
1.14
11:07AM
1.18
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Sunrise---5:54-------5:54-------5:54----
Sunset-------8:47-------8:50-------8:51
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-11244211--161321--11----
Temp. °C151515171718171716161516171717181615151517181817
Feels °C (?)131312121315151616151413121316181716161617161615
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