Cobden Beach - The Channel Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.44° S 171.20° E

Cobden Beach - The Channel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cobden Beach - The Channel sea temperature is
12.1° C
0.1° 

Cobden Beach - The Channel surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 8AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (13 Aug)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (13 Aug)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
N
9
1.9
N
9
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
9
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
19
1.4
WSW
18
1.8
W
18
2
W
17
2.3
W
16
2.4
W
16
2.3
W
16
2.3
W
15
2.3
W
15
2.2
W
16
2.1
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
794
554
565
669
533
513
453
480
400
300
284
296
1083
1331
2023
2345
2804
2935
2567
2534
2534
2386
2209
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
NE
10
E
10
E
5
NE
5
ENE
5
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
S
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
off
High Tide
11:01AM3.37m
11:19PM3.51m
11:44AM3.39m
00:02AM3.49m
12:26PM3.33m
Low Tide
4:47AM0.45m
5:09PM0.50m
5:33AM0.40m
5:52PM0.47m
6:16AM0.43m
6:33PM0.52m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:51
 mm
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
9
10
10
12
13
12
10
9
9
8
9
12
13
11
10
9
8
8
9
11
12
10
9
Feels °C
6
8
8
11
12
11
8
7
7
5
7
11
10
9
8
7
6
6
7
9
10
7
6
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