Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 6AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the N by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 966 | 929 | 775 | 754 | 639 | 536 | 443 | 543 | 346 | 620 | 1051 | 1165 | 1121 | 1077 | 1019 | 978 | 825 | 813 | 672 | 243 | 184 | 603 | 919 | 1531 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:04AM3.04m | 10:18PM3.19m | 10:44AM3.19m | 10:57PM3.32m | 11:22AM3.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:52AM0.75m | 4:11PM0.76m | 4:31AM0.62m | 4:50PM0.63m | 5:11AM0.53m | 5:29PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 10 | W 7 | W 13 | W 15 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | 966 | 929 | 775 | 754 | 639 | 536 | 443 | 543 | 346 | 620 | 1051 | 1165 | 1121 | 1077 | 1019 | 978 | 825 | 813 | 672 | 190 | 166 | 128 | 118 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 198 | 276 | 190 | 169 | 225 | 107 | 74 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | 243 | 184 | 62 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 166 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | 64 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 29 | 603 | 919 | 1531 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 48 | 153 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 63 | 0 | 180 | 180 | 190 | 190 | 210 |
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