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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 Friday 23 Jan 2026 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
17.5° C
 (Which is 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 4AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (23 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (23 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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)
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.1
NNW
1
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.2
NNW
2.4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
Period(s) (?)181716161613121211111114131212131313121111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3072972763463373503673552733253132091362235453087334427472175185715671376147713971098
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
0
E
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
WNW
5
NW
5
W
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		crossglassglassoffcross-
off		offglasscross-
on		oncross-
on		glassglassglasscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:19AM
3.18
2:34PM
3.26
2:59AM
3.11
3:16PM
3.18
3:44AM
3.02
4:05PM
3.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:10PM
0.79
8:25AM
0.84
8:50PM
0.81
9:06AM
0.88
9:35PM
0.86
9:53AM
0.95
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise---6:24-------6:26-------6:26----
Sunset-------9:07-------9:06-------9:05
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--122321----------111---
Temp. °C171616151615151514131212141616161514141416171717
Feels °C (?)171515141513121514121111131415151513141315141515
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