Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (07 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 11PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 333 | 411 | 411 | 509 | 527 | 666 | 744 | 834 | 845 | 811 | 951 | 1672 | 1630 | 1404 | 1200 | 1032 | 892 | 764 | 744 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:21PM3.09m | 9:48AM3.04m | 10:09PM3.20m | 10:33AM3.14m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:09PM0.95m | 3:36AM0.78m | 3:58PM0.79m | 4:22AM0.67m | 4:42PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 333 | 411 | 154 | 284 | 261 | 666 | 744 | 834 | 845 | 811 | 951 | 1672 | 1630 | 1404 | 1200 | 1032 | 892 | 764 | 744 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 18 | W 18 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 75 | 91 | 411 | 509 | 527 | 211 | 174 | 135 | 109 | 625 | 646 | 71 | 84 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 72 | 57 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 243 | 88 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 390 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
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