Cobden Beach - The Channel surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 28 Mar 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
17.6° 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 6PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Afternoon (28 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (28 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
0
2
3
3
4
2
1
!
!
!
!
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
NW
2
NW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.5
NW
1.9
NW
2
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)9813131314141313131313911111110101699999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)77753023923923924324723929522922521837388291380469455753413471438123611511177
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
NE
5
E
5
E
10
E
10
NE
5
SSE
10
E
5
E
20
N
20
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
oncrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:57AM
2.86
8:32PM
2.85
9:01AM
2.98
9:30PM
2.96
9:52AM
3.11
10:17PM
3.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:17PM
1.07
2:47AM
1.10
3:17PM
0.93
3:41AM
0.94
4:05PM
0.80
4:26AM
0.80
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise--------7:46-------7:47-------
Sunset---7:34-------7:31-------7:30----
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
11------142-21842111-----
Temp. °C171718181716161516161718161616161617161514131312
Feels °C (?)17181919181616141617171914141515161711119888
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