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Cobden Beach - The Channel Surf Forecast
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Cobden Beach - The Channel surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.6° C
(Which is 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 5PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
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 27mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | |
168 | 168 | 166 | 119 | 112 | 75 | 187 | 353 | 716 | 1189 | 1872 | 1995 | 1514 | 840 | 890 | 898 | 650 | 575 | 520 | 496 | 607 | 569 | 494 | 572 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 1:26PM3.29m | 1:47AM3.29m | 2:27PM3.16m | 2:49AM3.17m | 3:29PM3.02m | 3:53AM3.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06AM0.65m | 7:34PM0.82m | 8:07AM0.79m | 8:34PM0.96m | 9:11AM0.93m | 9:36PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | |  | |  |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | |  | | |
 | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 |
 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 15 | WNW 13 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 |
 kJ | 168 | 168 | 166 | 119 | 112 | 43 | 187 | 353 | 174 | 491 | 1872 | 1995 | 1514 | 840 | 890 | 898 | 650 | 575 | 520 | 496 | 607 | 569 | 494 | 572 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | W 20 | W 21 | N 9 | NW 5 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WNW 14 | W 13 | WNW 12 | NNW 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 75 | 73 | 47 | 26 | 25 | 12 | 247 | 361 | 511 | 800 | 453 | 400 | 292 | 216 | 154 | 145 | 154 | 113 | 108 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 19 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | — | W 18 | SW 18 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 7 | N 8 | WSW 15 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 29 | 85 | — | 6 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 25 | 26 | 123 | 69 | 57 | 48 | 30 | 18 | 1 | 169 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 5 | E 2 | E 3 | — | — | NW 8 | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 716 | 1189 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 128 | 207 | 204 | 207 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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