Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (05 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 2AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 460 | 684 | 729 | 679 | 699 | 714 | 783 | 551 | 678 | 805 | 527 | 480 | 455 | 302 | 360 | 376 | 901 | 1018 | 1895 | 2329 | 1799 | 1207 | 866 | 690 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:21AM2.99m | 1:50PM2.89m | 2:05AM2.91m | 2:36PM2.80m | 2:53AM2.84m | 3:27PM2.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:15PM1.11m | 7:37AM1.12m | 7:57PM1.13m | 8:24AM1.13m | 8:44PM1.15m | 9:16AM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — |
mm | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 460 | 684 | 729 | 679 | 699 | 714 | 783 | 551 | 678 | 805 | 527 | 480 | 455 | 302 | 248 | 165 | 146 | 154 | 124 | 103 | 1799 | 1207 | 866 | 690 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | N 8 | N 8 | — | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 11 | — | — | — | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 19 |
| kJ | 18 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 29 | 29 | 240 | 182 | — | 270 | 270 | 276 | 235 | 231 | 200 | 32 | — | — | — | 86 | 85 | 76 | 627 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | — | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 10 | W 18 | NNW 11 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | W 23 | WSW 22 | W 20 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 6 | — | 7 | 7 | 27 | 96 | 25 | 25 | 27 | — | — | — | 11 | 91 | 214 | 73 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 360 | 376 | 901 | 1018 | 1895 | 2329 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 153 | 153 | 156 | 153 | 214 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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