Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 5PM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 2°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2347 | 2119 | 1989 | 1989 | 1811 | 1460 | 1275 | 1137 | 965 | 834 | 811 | 684 | 665 | 555 | 304 | 239 | 335 | 335 | 342 | 399 | 399 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:05PM3.23m | 1:23AM3.24m | 1:44PM3.08m | 2:05AM3.05m | 2:24PM2.92m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:57AM0.54m | 7:13PM0.64m | 7:37AM0.70m | 7:53PM0.81m | 8:18AM0.89m | 8:35PM1.00m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | -1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 2347 | 2119 | 1989 | 1989 | 1811 | 1460 | 1275 | 1137 | 965 | 834 | 811 | 684 | 665 | 555 | 304 | 203 | 335 | 335 | 342 | 399 | 399 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 118 | 239 | 189 | 239 | 195 | 184 | 247 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 25 | 25 | — | — | 66 | 66 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 80 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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