Cobden Beach - The Channel surf break

Cobden Beach - The Channel surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 18 Feb 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
18.9° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than 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 1AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (19 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (19 Feb)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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

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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
1.3
WNW
2.3
W
1.9
W
1.6
W
1.8
W
1.9
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
Period(s) (?)18181716161616151578877789991011121213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10715815314920114213813312615863139826431137188912561437134312501736192119111821
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
NNE
10
WNW
5
WNW
15
N
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrossoncross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:40AM
3.31
12:53PM
3.42
1:16AM
3.32
1:30PM
3.42
1:53AM
3.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:30PM
0.65
6:46AM
0.66
7:06PM
0.59
7:21AM
0.63
7:44PM
0.59
7:59AM
0.66
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise------7:01-------7:01-------7:03-
Sunset-8:37-------8:36-------8:34------
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----1112111113251-------
Temp. °C181816151515161516171615151516151616141413121415
Feels °C (?)161716151415151315171412131313910991110101313
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