Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cobden Beach - The Channel today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cobden Beach - The Channel at 4PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cobden Beach - The Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 19 | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 13 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 435 | 429 | 423 | 405 | 372 | 361 | 286 | 282 | 222 | 182 | 167 | 160 | 222 | 280 | 188 | 183 | 264 | 1184 | 1773 | 1924 | 576 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:17AM2.99m | 8:48PM3.11m | 9:19AM3.15m | 9:44PM3.30m | 10:13AM3.29m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:35PM0.95m | 3:04AM0.76m | 3:33PM0.76m | 3:58AM0.58m | 4:23PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 9 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 204 | 123 | 97 | 405 | 372 | 361 | 286 | 282 | 222 | 170 | 165 | 72 | 127 | 131 | 160 | 172 | 264 | 1184 | 1773 | 1924 | 576 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 12 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | NW 13 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 435 | 429 | 423 | 78 | 62 | 47 | 35 | 68 | 50 | 47 | 46 | 121 | 222 | 280 | 188 | 183 | 249 | 119 | 71 | 68 | 467 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 12 | — | WNW 9 | NW 9 | W 16 | — | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 138 | 135 | 101 | 101 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 26 | 20 | 182 | 167 | 160 | 47 | — | 8 | 21 | 179 | — | 38 | 71 | 68 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 562 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 136 |
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