Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 7AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 634 | 610 | 635 | 509 | 620 | 711 | 666 | 530 | 536 | 862 | 742 | 605 | 605 | 500 | 471 | 384 | 384 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:49AM2.87m | 3:08PM2.77m | 3:41AM2.70m | 4:03PM2.63m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:35PM1.00m | 9:01AM1.09m | 9:24PM1.20m | 9:50AM1.28m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 634 | 610 | 424 | 424 | 400 | 711 | 666 | 530 | 536 | 862 | 742 | 605 | 605 | 500 | 471 | 384 | 384 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 66 | 212 | 635 | 509 | 620 | 235 | 240 | 222 | 197 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 2 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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