Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 5PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | WSW 16 | NW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 14 | W 13 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 513 | 193 | 559 | 1336 | 1539 | 1559 | 1840 | 2444 | 3913 | 6627 | 8966 | 8467 | 7565 | 4610 | 2802 | 1520 | 932 | 650 | 434 | 314 | 319 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:16AM3.19m | 11:30PM3.27m | 11:50AM3.21m | 00:03AM3.30m | 12:24PM3.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24PM0.94m | 5:41AM0.90m | 5:57PM0.87m | 6:15AM0.83m | 6:30PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | N 7 | WSW 13 | W 17 | W 16 | — | — | — | W 13 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 513 | 157 | 313 | 317 | 131 | 277 | 360 | 334 | — | — | — | 8467 | 7565 | 4610 | 2802 | 1520 | 932 | 650 | 434 | 314 | 319 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | WSW 13 | W 20 | W 20 | WSW 14 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 22 | WSW 13 | W 12 | N 7 |
| kJ | 140 | 176 | 122 | 186 | 304 | 307 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 55 | 106 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 16 | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | N 7 | W 20 |
| kJ | — | 193 | — | — | 314 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 5 | NW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 46 | 559 | 1336 | 1539 | 1559 | 1840 | 2444 | 3913 | 6627 | 8966 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 156 | 190 | 156 | 156 | 190 | 177 | 153 | 153 | 210 | 163 | 210 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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