Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (22 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 1AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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3 PM | 6 PM | 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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 913 | 792 | 742 | 367 | 280 | 229 | 159 | 124 | 110 | 390 | 384 | 384 | 317 | 141 | 143 | 143 | 104 | 269 | 269 | 210 | 187 | 184 | 137 | 139 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:55PM2.96m | 4:21AM2.99m | 4:51PM2.85m | 5:21AM2.89m | 5:49PM2.79m | 6:20AM2.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04PM1.12m | 10:39AM1.13m | 11:03PM1.24m | 11:36AM1.24m | 00:03AM1.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — |
 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 913 | 792 | 742 | 367 | 280 | 229 | 159 | 124 | 94 | 390 | 384 | 384 | 317 | 98 | 96 | 74 | 74 | 269 | 269 | 210 | 187 | 184 | 137 | 139 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 112 | 65 | 44 | 307 | 276 | 190 | 159 | 115 | 110 | 110 | 74 | 70 | 69 | 141 | 143 | 143 | 104 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 82 | 80 | — | 72 | 69 | 68 | 104 | 116 | 110 | — | — | — | — | 54 | 44 | 31 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | E 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 169 | 190 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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