Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (20 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 5PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jun) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
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 Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 525 | 833 | 1570 | 2749 | 2516 | 2020 | 1657 | 1320 | 1024 | 908 | 963 | 739 | 675 | 378 | 264 | 211 | 179 | 155 | 148 | 390 | 384 | 384 | 366 | 141 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:01PM3.10m | 3:23AM3.14m | 3:55PM2.96m | 4:21AM2.99m | 4:51PM2.85m | 5:21AM2.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:48AM0.84m | 9:08PM0.99m | 9:43AM0.99m | 10:04PM1.12m | 10:39AM1.13m | 11:03PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 |
 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | 5:08 |
mm | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 5 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 10 |
| kJ | 37 | 72 | 65 | — | 2516 | 2020 | 1657 | 1320 | 1024 | 908 | 963 | 739 | 675 | 378 | 264 | 187 | 155 | 124 | 148 | 390 | 384 | 384 | 366 | 92 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 7 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 12 | — | — | — | 61 | 101 | 97 | 53 | 106 | 130 | 85 | 65 | 44 | 204 | 242 | 211 | 179 | 155 | 52 | 110 | 86 | 82 | 69 | 141 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | 84 | 82 | 80 | — | 72 | 69 | 68 | 104 | 116 | 110 | — | — | — | — | 54 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 525 | 833 | 1570 | 2749 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 210 | 202 | 327 | 163 | 48 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 153 | 202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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